Articles related to "Marseille"

Marseille boasts numerous gardens, ancient Greek and Roman ruins, and spectacular coastal views giving the city a distinct, timeless air.

Liverpool fought back from an early Marseille goal to win their first Champions League group game 2-1 and earn themselves a valuable three points away from home.

The famous Marseille stadium is located near the beach and the city centre. It is home to l'Olympique de Marseille and is France's second-biggest sports stadium.

The vibrant city of Marseille has plenty of tourist attractions from the most picturesque harbour in Provence to heritage trails and sailing trips to the islands.

Marseille top hotels offer the perfect base to enjoy a lively city break or a relaxing holiday on sunny Mediterranean shores.

Consecrated in1864, Notre Dame de la Garde has become a symbol of Marseille, as much as pastis and pétanque. Here's a little history of what locals call La Bonne Mère.

In Marseille, Notre Dame de la Garde Church presents breathtaking architectural details rare elsewhere in France. Both inside and out, the church surprises and impresses.

The bustling port of Marseille hosts six games in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, including France, Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Argentina, and two quarter-finals too

The UEFA Champions League group stages have begun. Here is a review of the matches between AC Milan and Olympique Marseille as well as Real Madrid versus FC Zurich.

The groups have been chosen for the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League. Here is a preview of Group C featuring Real Madrid, FC Zurich, Olympique de Marseille, and AC Milan.

Ranking among top film locations in France, La Ciotat near Marseille claims a unique heritage in the cinema world.

Rafa Benitez faces the most crucial game of his time as manager of Liverpool. The result of the Champions League game at Marseille could determine his future at the club

*** Franck Ribery stars as Marseille beat PSG *** Colo Colo give debut to a child ***

Those looking for a rewarding and authentic travel or holiday experience in the south of France may enjoy spending time in Allauch - a tiny but charming French village.

Train travel in France is an easy and cheap way to get across Europe and make vacations simple with this mode of transportation.

Hailed by Zinedine Zidane as "the jewel of French football," Frank Ribery is a creative midfielder who currently plies his trade with German powerhouse Bayern Munich.

Marseille will host six matches in the Rugby World Cup, including two of the quarter finals. Hang out in the city or head for the coast - there's a lot on offer.

The region of Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur offers the visitor three distinct landscapes to explore, the Mediterranean coast, Provence and the Alpes d'Azur.

Four days after Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast scored twice for Chelsea against Arsenal he heard that he was the CAF African Footballer of the Year 2006.

It was one of those weekends when the European fixture computers picked a whole host of vital games across the leagues.

Match Day 1 of the UEFA Champions League kicked-off with important wins for Barcelona, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Atletico Madrid, amongst others

Marseille is the largest city in Provence - diverse, historic, the beating heart of the region and home to the best Mediterranean fish soup.

Trying to balance the enjoyment of all members of the family on holiday is always difficult. Here are three attractions guaranteed to delight children and adults alike.

Olive oil instead of butter, tomatoes, olives, zucchini, eggplant: you might think you were cooking Italian! That is the Mediterranean you smell, but you are in Provence.

Fly cheap with Ryanair, Easyjet and Bmibaby to cities such as Rome, Malaga, Madrid, Frankfurt, Bremen, Dublin, Cork, Faro, Paris, Lisbon, Geneva, Berlin and Prague.

Supporters of Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan and VFB Stuttgart can start to save for fixtures in their club's European campaign.

Europe's top clubs have one major goal in mind in late Spring 2012 - playing in Munich's Fußball Arena München, which will be hosting the UEFA Champions League final.

Lübeck Airport (LBC) is an alternative for cheap flights with low airfares to Hamburg, Germany's second city, on low-cost budget airlines Ryanair, Wizz, and Jet2com.

Travel on TGVs along the Lignes A Grande Vitesse of the French Rail Network to Besancon Viotte, La Rochelle Ville, Strasbourg, Calais Frethun and more.

Keirrison, Douglas Costa, Eden Hazard, Diego Buonanotte, Rasmus Elm, Sofiane Feghouli are considered among the best football young talents in the world.

Full 2007 Rugby World Cup fixtures list for Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Africa, USA. Find out where your team is playing and plan your hotels

Since the late 19th century, artists of every style and school have flocked to Provence in search of translucent light and vivid colours.

Find out where and when your team are playing in this full fixture list for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, covering matches for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

In The Colossus of Maroussi Henry Miller, author of erotic books like Tropic of Cancer, visits Greece and writes one of the best travel books about the country

The word santon comes from the Provençal 'santoùon,' or little saints. They are clay figurines that depict the colourful people and traditional trades of Provence.

The Apt Corso, a celebration as deeply rooted in local Provencal life as the olives and vines that grow in abundance in this part of France, dates back to the 1800's.

During the dramatic upheavals of the French Revolution only one form of communication was truly accessible to all classes of people - the popular song.

The draw for the group stage of the Champions League 2009 served up some interesting ties.

The winter landscape in the Luberon is defined by the sinister shadows of the vines, cut back to gnarled stumps that stand in stark rows as far as the eye can see.

Many parents are alarmed when they discover that their children have developed a taste for rap music, but is there really any reason for concern?

Christmas in Provence is heavily laced with tradition. The following represent just a few that are firmly embedded in the regions' culture.

The organisers of the 2009 edition of the Tour de France have brought back the Giant of Provence.

The final UEFA Cup will be awarded on May 20, 2009 when German club Werder Bremen take on Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk at Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul.

A stunning long-range effort from Sulley Ali Muntari gave hosts Ghana a welcome win in the opening match against an impressive Guinea side.

Nigeria scraped into the quarter finals of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations with their first goals of the tournament thanks to Ivory Coasts win over a subdued Malian side.

A superb individual goal by Salomon Kalou gave Ivory Coast a narrow win in the most hotly anticipated group match of the tournament against Nigeria.

After a strong performance at the 2009 Confederations Cup, where he caught the eye with his pace, agility, and work rate, the former BC star moves from Sweden to France.

Low-cost airlines Ryanair, Wizz Air, and Blue Air fly to Paris Beauvais Tillé Airport (BVA). Their discounted tickets are often the cheapest flights to France.

After Tunisia and Egypt won the last two African Cup of Nations tournaments on home soil, can West Africa expect success this time around in Ghana?

Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air have cheap flights and discounted tickets on flights to South Brussels Charleroi Airport (CRL) in the Wallonia region of Belgium.