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La Joliette, Marseille — Area Guide & Where to Stay
La Joliette is a district of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, known for La Vieille Charité.
About La Joliette
Where to stay in La Joliette
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
La Joliette places travellers in the museum quarter of Marseille, just steps from the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations and the Villa Méditerranée. Culture sits at the door. Rooms here reach La Vieille Charité and the Vieille Major on foot, with the rest of Marseille and the wider Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur close at hand.
City-break visitors are well placed.
About La Joliette
What are the main landmarks in La Joliette?
Museums line La Joliette, from the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations to the Marseille History Museum and the Musée d'Archéologie Méditerranéenne. Three museums cluster here. The past presses close in La Joliette, where each museum opens onto centuries of Marseille.
The Jardin des Vestiges and the Théâtre antique de Marseille recall ancient Massalia, while La Vieille Charité, the Vieille Major and the Villa Méditerranée mark the deep heritage of Marseille inside Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
What is the history of La Joliette?
La Joliette gathers ancient ground within Marseille, where remains of Massalia still surface. The past lies near. The Jardin des Vestiges, the Théâtre antique de Marseille and the Museum of the Roman Docks keep those layers on show, while La Vieille Charité rises from a later age of the city that Marseille built out through Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Where is La Joliette?
La Joliette lies within Marseille, a quarter of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur gathered around La Vieille Charité and its museums in France.
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Updated July 2026