Visit Marseille
Activities in Marseille
Marseille
France’s oldest city and the capital of Provence is an open air history book, rich in architectural wonders of the past and present. A busy and cosmopolitan city with plenty to see and do, all in a temperate climate on a beautiful coastline, it is no wonder that it was awarded the 2013 European Capital of Culture.
As part of recent regenerations, much time and money has been spent in sprucing the city up, old buildings and venues have been renovated and new cultural venues opened up to really maximise the history and culture in this old city. The ancient old port is still a major gateway to Southern Europe and North Africa and is a home to thousands of boats, and still the epicentre of Marseilles industry, a hub of bars and restaurants amongst fishermen heading out to sea to reel in their catch and buzzing street markets selling local produce. As the city has developed and modernised, the opening of designer boutiques, chic bars and splendid art galleries have all helped to make Marseille just as cosmopolitan as some of it’s neighbouring cities without losing it’s Provencal and industrial heritage.
Provencal flavours are in abundance in Marseille and the city is a melting pot of fine restaurants, in delightful locations to enjoy a long lunch in a busy plaza or an evening meal under the stars. Once you have spent some time sampling some of the best dishes why not take a cooking lesson and learn how to make the most famous and sought after dish of them all, the Marseille Bouillabaise. For more active recreational activities, visitors can explore the dramatic rocky coastline by boat, take part in a sailing regatta, or try some watersports at the beautiful Prado Beach. The nearby Calanques National Park with its dramatic white limestone cliffs plunging in to the sea is an enchanting destination for hiking and other outdoor activities.
Well connected by air, land and sea, Marseille is an easily accessible destination and there are a huge range of hotels and venues to choose from when it comes to picking your event space and accommodation.
France’s dynamic and exhilarating second major city can really pack a punch as a leading contender for a destination of fascinating culture, exquisite cuisine and brilliant leisure activities.
City Game
Activities in Marseille
City Game
This group activity offers you the opportunity to discover all the beautiful places in Marseille while facing different challenges. The principal objective is to get to know Marseille in a different and pleasant way. However, the participants also have to fulfil some other goals like: working in team, developing their imagination within a healthy competition, and – above all – having fun.
This group activity offers you the opportunity to discover all the beautiful places in Marseille while facing different challenges. The principal objective is to get to know Marseille in a different and pleasant way. However, the participants also have to fulfil some other goals like: working in team, developing their imagination within a healthy competition, and – above all – having fun.
We will divide the entire group into smaller teams. Next, every team will receive the instructions for the game together with a map, writing material and at least one photo camera per group. All the teams start at the same time, leaving the same spot, but they will visit the different challenges spot in a different order. At the end of the trail, all teams gather at the finishing point.
To make sure that every team passes all the spots, they have to fulfil some tasks. During the walking tour the teams have to solve puzzles, find the solution to a riddle, find a certain object, find a legend or history, take photos, etc… A monitor assists the team during the entire trajectory and watches over the good evolution of the tour.
This activity is very flexible. For example, it is possible to stop to drink a pastis or to eat some “navettes” – a little cake perfumed with orange blossom. The itineraries will bring you to beautiful places, streets, churches and ports and will leave you with a great souvenir of the city. An unforgettable day!
Cooking Classes
Activities in Marseille
Cooking Classes
Discover the secrets of authentic and traditional cuisine of Marseille and work with your team members to whip up a delicious meal in one of our recommended cooking classes.
Discover the secrets of authentic and traditional cuisine of Marseille and work with your team members to whip up a delicious meal in one of our recommended cooking classes.
There is no better way to get to the heart of the South of France than by learning to create its local speciality – in Marseille, it is the Bouillabaisse. The friendly and relaxed environment of the class enables team members to work together in these hands on activity, sharing tasks and learning new cooking methods. The classes are designed for all levels of difficulty and there is something for everyone from the beginner to the more experienced cook.
Gastronomy in Marseille is a fundamental part of the culture because the city has one of the most famous fishing harbour and the cooking class will allow to learn how to prepare dishes with fish. The group will be divided into teams and they will receive explanation of the class followed by a tour of the typical local stores and get to know their products. For more fun and competition, these will be submitted to the jury who will issue a verdict according to the presentation and the flavours.
The group will be able to taste their own Bouillabaisse which will be complemented by some other typical products of the region.
Enyevent Solutions gives you the chance to become a “chef” and enjoy Marseille’s cuisine!
Diving
Activities in Marseille
Diving
Marseille is one of the best destinations in the South of France to experience the diving, thanks of the Porquerolles islands and the Calanques national park, situated a few minutes’ drive and accessible by boat.
Marseille is one of the best destinations in the South of France to experience the diving, thanks of the Porquerolles islands and the Calanques national park, situated a few minutes’ drive and accessible by boat.
April to September is the perfect time for just enjoying the spectacular underwater scenery: the mild climate and warm and crystal clear waters allow visibility up to 30 meters deep.
Various depths, wrecks, and very fishy sites are part of the landscape of the extraordinary seabed of these two diving sites.
With a large number of schools and specialized centres in the Porquerolles Islands and Calanques, we will help you to arrange excursions and rent the necessary equipment for a day on the water and under the water!
The wide range of possibilities extends to special sessions for beginners, to the more experienced, even including lessons of rescue and biology. Enyevent Solutions can also provide à picnic for lunch or dinner, to end the day feet in the sand, and admire the sunset.
Getting Around Camargue
Activities in Marseille
Getting Around Camargue
Discover the Camargue, one of the wildest and most unspoilt regions of France, with a very rich and diverse fauna and flora.
Discover the Camargue, one of the wildest and most unspoilt regions of France, with a very rich and diverse fauna and flora.
Enyevent Solutions offers to explore the Camargue for give your employees the opportunity to combine sports, games or even traditional activities in a region shaped by water, salt, wind. It is also a privilege location to spot the famous flamingos and for lovers of bird watching.
But the Camargue is also rich in traditions, culture and thousand flavours gastronomy.
Today we invite you to soak up all the “wealth”, the authenticity of this magical region and the gypsy music so typical of the place.
Aerial helicopter tour, natural tour by 4×4, over water canoeing, cycling or horsing, immersions in gypsy culture, gastronomic tasting of local products or giant paella on the beach; some examples of the unlimited options that this region can offer for your incentive trips and private events.
Pétanque training
Activities in Marseille
Pétanque training
Enyevent Solutions invites you to discover the local sport of Marseille, the Pétanque.
Enyevent Solutions invites you to discover the local sport of Marseille, the Pétanque.
During a training of 3 hours, you will learn the rules of the most practiced game in the region, and soak up the atmosphere of the South.
For this course, we propose several locations at your choice: in Marseille, Cassis, La Ciotat, Sanary, or on the island of Porquerolles.
You will be greeted by a team of professionals for an introduction to the Pétanque on a course of obstacles, where you will make precision shots … All techniques will be explained in a good mood and pedagogy to make of you the king of the Pétanque.
To end the day, and if you wish it, Enyevent Solutions proposes to continue with an aperitif with local flavours and scents: rosé wine, pastis, olives, tapenade, and anchovy.
Sailing Regatta
Activities in Marseille
Sailing Regatta
Feel the adrenaline of a sailing regatta with your team, where fun and thrills can be combined with sightseeing and relaxation to make for the perfect adventurous day out.
Feel the adrenaline of a sailing regatta with your team, where fun and thrills can be combined with sightseeing and relaxation to make for the perfect adventurous day out.
Sailing Regattas can be organized on the Marseille coasts. Working together to sail the boats across the courses, team members will have different roles and learn how to effectively coordinate their efforts to successfully navigate across the course. The various roles required within each team will be described and full training will be given prior to the regatta making it an activity that is accessible to all levels. Skilled skippers who have reached a professional race level will guarantee your security on board.
The competition includes all the logistics, the race committee boat, the buoys and the official authorization of the port authorities.
As well as the excitement of the competition, no trip out to sea is complete without some relaxation and sailing regattas ensure that there is time for you to unwind and soak up the beautiful surroundings once the racing is completed.
Why not feel the lure of the waves and the spirit of the sea as you sail side by side with your team in a nautical event to remember. Corporate branding can be added to any boat or team uniforms as well as country flags for a bigger International sailing regatta.
As per any competition, our sailing regattas end with a champagne celebration, the trophy presentations and a well-deserved local lunch including tapas, sea-food or rice specialties at the selected harbour restaurant.
Special Tours
Activities in Marseille
Special Tours
Enyevent Solutions invites you to discover the “Cité Phocéenne” through to extraordinary landscapes and bustling with locals.
Enyevent Solutions invites you to discover the “Cité Phocéenne” through to extraordinary landscapes and bustling with locals.
We invite you to discover the old history of more than 2600 years of the city, its lovely and vibrant districts, and the places that are the proud of Marseille.
The visit will begin with a tour of the Old Port, one the most famous in the South of France, the Corniche and its little fishing port. Then, the participants will have a 30minutes break in Notre Dame de la Garde, which watches the local people, to appreciate the architecture of the monument, and the atmosphere around the place.
After this stop, we will continue the tour in the Old Marseille, the historic centre and its well-known food market, the Joliette and the Esplanade du J4 – the cultural pole, that shows us the new face of Marseille, more modern and design.
It is also possible to combine this tour with an ‘Apéro & Pastis’ or a pétanque game under the shade of trees in a little place, overlooking the port.
Of course many of these tours are available by sunroof bus, little train or walking for one hour and a half or more, depends of the traffic and the alternative activities.
Study Tour
Activities in Marseille
Study Tour
If you have already participated in a seminar, convention during several days in a town or a tourist area and you are left without knowing the wealth and specialties thereof, this study tour is made for you.
If you have already participated in a seminar, convention during several days in a town or a tourist area and you are left without knowing the wealth and specialties thereof, this study tour is made for you.
Enyevent Solutions invites you to discover Marseille and its “treasures” so unusual and fun, and meet artisans and traders who make the life of this old town.
To soak up the local atmosphere, you will be separated in several teams – walk into town or drive according to the distances – on a marked trail. You will discover the many architectural, gastronomic, cultural, historical, traditional craft of the city of Marseille…Enyevent Solutions also provides the services of local professional architects who are able show you those pertinent buildings and to obtain local permissions for the visit of private building sites and public institutions.
On each site, the team will respond to questions in the personalized road book to enrich their knowledge of the city and its specialties. Of course, the study tour can be adapted according to your planning and your needs.
To keep the memory of this nice ride, each participant will receive a typical specialty gift.
Wine Tasting
Activities in Marseille
Wine Tasting
The wine tasting by night is a perfect program for a nocturnal activity in Marseille, to enjoy the atmosphere of the seaside and the mild climate
The wine tasting by night is a perfect program for a nocturnal activity in Marseille, to enjoy the atmosphere of the seaside and the mild climate
Your official guide will explain about the history of the national monuments you will see during your walk to join the restaurant. The group will be able to visit the Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica, the Opera, the Beaux Arts Palace, or the city hall, having the chance to stroll along the charming streets of the Marseille old town.
After the tour we will be ready to start our special activity with wine tasting, and dinner cocktail. Here, the participants will taste some fine Marseille wine, and it is possible to combine this activity with a flavours games. Then, the participants will join a characteristic restaurant where they can appreciate a gastronomic dinner prepared with local products.
To end the night, Enyevent Solutions can offer you a dancing evening with a DJ. This last activity will allow finishing the day in a friendly atmosphere, rocked by laughs and good mood of all the participants.