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Explore Grandval
The district Grandval of Marseille 09 in Bouches-du-Rhône (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region) is located in France about 415 mi south of Paris, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Istres, Toulon and Apt. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 60 °F
Morning Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 64% |
Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 5% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Scattered clouds, high wind, near gale.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
14°C (58 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Novotel Marseille Centre Prado Vélodrome
AC Hotel Marseille Prado Velodrome
Golden Tulip Villa Massalia
Hôtel Mercure Marseille Centre Prado Vélodrome
Hotel 96
ibis Marseille Bonneveine Calanques Plages
Citadines Marseille Castellane
Residhotel Grand Prado Résidence de Tourisme
ibis Marseille Centre Prado Vélodrome
Seven Urban Suites Prado
Videos from this area
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Hôpital Ste Marguerite de Marseille : ils favorisent le fric, les communistes choisissent l’humain !
L'existence de l'hôpital de Sainte Marguerite, à Marseille dans le 9ème arrondissement, est menacée de fermeture, asphyxié par les politiques d'austérité imposées par l'Europe....
Pour un besoin de santé publique au Sud
Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Contre la politique de casse du service public Création d'un collectif de défense des hôpitaux sud pour le maintien des structures de proximité. Depuis une...
Église N.-D. du Mont Carmel/St Roch à Marseille (Mazargues) - Sonnerie horaire + annonce de l'office
La première construction Chrétienne sur les terres de Mazargues est une petite chapelle en 1182,dépendante de l'abbaye de Saint VICTOR et dédiée à Saint PIERRE par le pape LUCE III. Le...
Église Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel/Saint Roch à Marseille (Mazargues) - Solos + Plenum
La première construction Chrétienne sur les terres de Mazargues est une petite chapelle en 1182,dépendante de l'abbaye de Saint VICTOR et dédiée à Saint PIERRE par le pape LUCE III. Le...
Église Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel/Saint Roch à Marseille (Mazargues) - Plenum
La première construction Chrétienne sur les terres de Mazargues est une petite chapelle en 1182,dépendante de l'abbaye de Saint VICTOR et dédiée à Saint PIERRE par le pape LUCE III. Le...
Église Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel/Saint Roch à Marseille (Mazargues) - Annonce de l'office
La première construction Chrétienne sur les terres de Mazargues est une petite chapelle en 1182,dépendante de l'abbaye de Saint VICTOR et dédiée à Saint PIERRE par le pape LUCE III. Le...
Les habitants du 9ème arrondissement de Marseille inquiets de l'arrivée du Boulevard Urbain Sud
CIRCULATION - L'arrivée du Boulevard Urbain Sud (axe routier qui doit relier La Pointe-Rouge (9ème) à Saint-Loup (10ème) en passant par le 8ème arrondissement), inquiète les habitants...
Enorme averse sur Marseille le 8 Mai 2010
Lors de l'essayage des nouvelles stations de métro de la ligne M1 une très grosse averse survint à la station blancarde. L'averse était tellement forte qu'on ne s'entendait presque plus...
Leucémie Myéloïde Chronique : Le parcours du patient LMC - Version complète ! LMC France
Les Docteurs Aude CHARBONNIER, Marie-Joelle MOZZICONACCI, Marie-José ROMERO, Yolande ARNAULT (psychologue clinicienne) et Anne-Lise LAINE (responsable de service social) apportent ...
Tempête à la Rouvière le 3 Mars 2010 (2)
Voici donc la 2éme vidéo de cette tempête qui a sévi sur tout Marseille et jusqu'à Toulon où des arbres sont tombés. Ici on voit le pont de ma résidence où les vents étaient très...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Notre-Dame de la Garde
Notre-Dame de la Garde (literally Our Lady of the Guard), is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France. This Neo-Byzantine church was built by the architect Henri-Jacques Espérandieu on the foundations of an ancient fort located at the highest natural point in Marseille, a 149m (490 feet) limestone outcrop on the south side of the Old Port. It is a major local landmark and the site of a popular annual pilgrimage every year on Assumption Day, August 15.
Unité d'Habitation
The Unité d'Habitation is the name of a modernist residential housing design principle developed by Le Corbusier, with the collaboration of painter-architect Nadir Afonso. The concept formed the basis of several housing developments designed by him throughout Europe with this name. The most famous of these developments is located in south Marseille.
Stade Vélodrome
The Stade Vélodrome is a football stadium in Marseille, France. It is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1, and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Before its current renovations, it was the largest club football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators; although the current capacity is 42,000 due to the ongoing renovations ahead of UEFA Euro 2016. When the construction is completed, its capacity should be 67,000.
Calanque
A calanque (from the Corsican and Occitan words of pre-Indo-European origin calanca with meaning "inlet") is a steep-walled inlet, cove, or bay that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. A calanque is a steep-sided valley formed within karstic regions either by fluvial erosion or the collapse of the roof of a cave that has been subsequently partially submerged by a rise in sea level.
Cosquer Cave
The Cosquer cave is located in the Calanque de Morgiou in Marseille, France, not very far from Cap Morgiou. The entrance to the cave is located 37 m underwater, due to the rise of the Mediterranean in Paleolithic times. It was discovered by diver Henri Cosquer in 1985, but its contents were not made public until 1991, when three divers became lost in the cave and died.
Calanque de Sugiton
The Calanque de Sugiton is one of the numerous calanques located between Marseille and Cassis. While quite small, Sugiton is perhaps the most known of all Marseille calanques, simply because it can be easily accessed by hikers, and because it is open to tourists even during hot season, unlike most calanques. A small beach can be found at the extremity of the calanque.
Calanque de Morgiou
The Calanque de Morgiou is one of the biggest calanques located between Marseille and Cassis. Formerly a fishing port, it is famous for the gigantic tuna fishing organized there in 1622, when the king Louis XIII paid a visit to Marseille. It still houses small fishing cabins, but they're now used for tourism rather than fishing. The Calanque de Morgiou is also famous for the Cosquer cave, an underwater grotto containing numerous cave drawings dating back as far as 27,000 years BP.
Calanque de Sormiou
The Calanque de Sormiou is one of the big Calanques between Marseille and La Ciotat. It is famous for its climbing spots. Access by car is restricted due to the risk of forest fires.
Massif des Calanques
The Massif des Calanques is a wild and rugged terrain stretching from the ninth arondissement of Marseille to the east towards Cassis, spanning 20 km in length and 4 km in width along the coast. Its highest peak is Mont Puget at 565m. This is one of France's great natural beauty areas.
Huveaune
The Huveaune is a small river in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is 48.4 kilometres long and flows through the communes of La Penne-sur-Huveaune, Nans-les-Pins, Saint-Zacharie, Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Auriol, Roquevaire, Aubagne, and the metropolitan area of Marseille. The Huveaune rises in the Castelette cave at 590 metres in the Sainte-Baume mountain range, and discharges into the Mediterranean Sea at Marseille.
Plages du Prado
Plages du Prado is the generic name for the beaches in the south neighborhood of Marseille, France. The seaside park is an artificial coastal development created in the late 1970s by Gaston Defferre. They were built with the fill coming from the construction of the two Marseille subway lines. They host many events including the Sosh Freestyle Cup, particular due to the presence of the Bowl of Marseille, famous skatepark. In June each year they host concerts during the World Music Day.
Open 13
The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. It is held for one week in February. The number 13 is the INSEE code of the Bouches-du-Rhône département of which Marseille is the capital. The tournament is played on indoor hard courts at the Palais des sports de Marseille. The Centre Court has a capacity of 5800 seats.
Jardin botanique E.M. Heckel
The Jardin botanique E.M. Heckel (12,000 m²), also known as the Jardin botanique de Marseille and the Jardin botanique Borély de Marseille, is a municipal botanical garden located in the Parc Borély at 48, Avenue Clot Bey, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is open daily except Monday; an admission fee is charged. The garden is Marseille's fourth botanical garden.
Parc Borély
Parc Borély is a public municipal park in the city of Marseille, in France. It is classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France. The park is 17 hectares in size. It adjoins the Jardin botanique E.M. Heckel.
Parc du 26e Centenaire
Description[edit] The eighteen-hectare garden features a large fountain, a canal with twenty-six fountains, and a long paved terrace, which was once a railroad platform. On the south side of the park, there are four separate gardens. -The Provencal garden, laid out on terraces, which contains the examples of the aromatic plants of Provence. -The African Garden, with sand dunes, and a basin of aquatic and semi-aquatic plants.
Jardin de la Magalone
The Jardin de la Magalone is public park and Garden à la française in the city of Marseille, France. It is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.
Baumettes Prison
Baumettes prison (also known as the Centre pénitentiaire de Marseille) is a prison in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille. The prison is named after the district of Les Baumettes where it was constructed between 1933 and 1939. This area was outside the city but has been absorbed as the city expanded. The prison covers some 30,000 m² and contains 1,380 cells housing approximately 1,700 prisoners, mostly men, around a quarter of whom are not French.
Stade de l'Huveaune
Stade de l'Huveaune was a multi-purpose stadium in Marseille, France. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground for Olympique de Marseille from 1904 to 1937. The stadium had an eventual capacity of around 15,000 spectators, and the club moved to Stade Vélodrome in 1937.
Cimetière Saint-Pierre (Marseille)
The Cimetière Saint-Pierre is the largest cemetery in the town of Marseille, France.
9th arrondissement of Marseille
The 9th arrondissement of Marseille is one of 16 districts or arrondissement of Marseille. This district is also the largest in the city. The 9th district borders the 7th and 8th and the general region is known to be very prestigious.
10th arrondissement of Marseille
The 10th arrondissement of Marseille is a district in the city of Marseille. The district is located east of the City. It borders the 11th arrondissement in the east, the 4th and 5th arrondissement in the north and the 8th arrondissement in the southwest.
5th arrondissement of Marseille
The 5th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille.
6th arrondissement of Marseille
The 6th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille.
8th arrondissement of Marseille
The 8th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille.
Palais des sports de Marseille
Palais des sports de Marseille is a multi-purpose arena, located in Marseille, France. The seating capacity of the arena varies, 5,800 people and it was opened in 1988.