The market held on the quay of the Old Port of Marseille only offers the catch of the day... and that, every day of the year!
An authentic market
Around ten large sky blue bins, the colors of Old Port before the major works of 2012, make up this small market. The stalls are placed on simple trestles sometimes decorated with an umbrella. It is women, wives of fishermen, who carry out the sales. They give voice, all smiles outside. The prices of their merchandise defy all competition...and the reason.
Every day has its own basket
"Nature chooses," says Hélène Brun, a member of a fishing family spanning five generations. But every day nature is generous, and the contents of the basket are varied. Thus, in addition to shellfish, one finds octopus, wrasse, dogfish, turbot, sole, monkfish… and sardines. It is Hélène's husband who, daily, alone or accompanied by a sailor, pushes his "Shark" out up to 25 miles from the port.
Sunday to Monday
"Days off are exceptional in our line of work," affirms a member of the Brun family, "and a little swell isn't going to stop us from going out to sea," he adds. It must be said that the fishing boat supports three families. While cleaning her bins, Hélène recounts: when she was still a medical secretary, she had assured her father that she would never marry a fisherman…
The fish market is held every morning directly
under the windows of the Hotel Belle-Vue, at 34 Quai du Port.
The best way to enjoy it? Stay there.
→ Book a room with a view of the Old Port
https://hotelbellevuemarseille.com/chambres/
