La Ciotat

La Ciotat is in the middle between Marseille and Toulon. A former shipbuilding centre, now it is a nice resort. It is often associated with Lumière Brothers and their first films.

• Office de Tourisme

  phone: +33 4 42 08 61 32
  address: Quai Ganteaume

By train

• Train stationThis station was shot in one of the first films made: L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat ("The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station"), made by Lumière Brothers in 1895. There is a bus from the station into the town.

By bus

• Gare routièreRight at the centre of the town, near the Tourist Office.

• Vieux Port

• Vieille VilleThere are some notable buildings are rue Adolph Abeille and the rue des Poilus.

• Church of Notre Dame de l'AssomptionBuilt in the 17th century.

• Chapelle des Pénitents Bleus

  address: Boulevard Anatole France
  Hosts temporary exhibitions.

• Eden Théâtre

  phone: +33 4 42 83 89 05
  address: Boulevard Georges Clémenceau
  Opened 16 June 1889, perhaps the oldest working cinema theatre in the world.

• Musée Ciotaden

  phone: +33 4 42 71 40 99
  address: 1, quai Ganteaume

• Covered Market

  address: place Evariste-Gras
  A restored building of a former market, now hosts a Cinema Frères Lumière (Lumière Brothers cinema). There is also a nice square and a small street on its NW side.

• Parc du Mugel

  phone: +33 4 42 08 61 32
  It is a municipal park and botanical garden. The park is listed among the Notable Gardens of France. There are also some nice trails leading to calanques (characteristic coves) — well worth exploring.

• L'Ile VerteBetween April and October there is a ferry service to the island.

• Le Napoleon

  phone: +33 4 42 82 37 03
  address: 31, Quai Francois Mitterrand
  simple, but reasonably good food, presumably Corsican.

• La Tete d'Ail

  phone: +33 4 42 36 99 20
  address: 13, Boulevard Anatole France
  "Head of garlic" nice food with a bit of creativity.

• Cassis
• Bandol