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La Vieille Charité

Museum · Le Panier · Marseille

La Vieille Charité

Pink stone arcades, a domed chapel, courtyard hush

‹ Marseille
When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 60 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Le Panier 177 m · Cathédrale La Major 251 m · La Caravelle 568 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
A 17th-century poorhouse by Pierre Puget: three tiers of pale arcades around a courtyard with an oval-domed chapel, now home to the city's Mediterranean archaeology and African, Oceanian and Amerindian art museums, free for the permanent collections.
QuietFine in the rainBudget
Today09:00–18:00Two sources disagree
All hoursTu-Su 09:00-18:00; Jan 01,May 01,Nov 01,Nov 11,Dec 25 off (ticket office closes 30 minutes before; closed Mondays except Easter and Whit Monday) · OpenStreetMap says “08:30-19:00”
Visit lengthAbout 60 min
WeatherPartly outdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (5)
  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: per musees.marseille.fr, read 30 Sept 2026
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
  • Tags are Aura editorial judgement.

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Also in this area

Vieux-PortVieux-Port · The harbour where Marseille began 2,600 years ago, forts at its mouth and Notre-Dame de la Garde above. See the fish sellers on the Quai des Belges in the morning, walk under the mirrored canopy on the quay, and cross the water on the little ferry boat for 50 cents.MuCEMJ4 · The museum of Mediterranean civilisations in a lace-concrete cube on the harbour mouth, linked by footbridges to Fort Saint-Jean. Its rooftop terrace and the fort gardens are free; exhibitions are ticketed and free on the first Sunday of the month.
Fort Saint-JeanVieux-Port · The 17th-century fort guarding the harbour entrance, now gardens and ramparts open for free as part of MuCEM. Walk in from Le Panier by the upper footbridge and out over the sea to the museum.