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For many, the reputation of Marseille precedes it, leaving a lot of travellers skipping over France’s second largest city in favour of other more glitzy spots along the French Riviera, from stunning towns like Nice to the glamour of St Tropez and Antibes.

But stick around and you’ll find that Marseille has a lot to offer. Steeped in history, the famed Old Port is guarded by Fort Saint-Jean on one side of the waters, and Fort Saint-Nicolas on the other.

And watching the sun go down on the Old Port was by far one of my favourite experiences in Marseille.

I picked this spot as Fort Saint-Jean closes 15 minutes before the stunning Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean (MUCEUM) closes, which happened to be quite a bit before sundown when I visited, so I hopped on a bus to take me across the other side to this park, which closes at 9pm, to watch the sunset instead.

And that spur of the moment decision could not have been better—the view you get from here is absolutely stunning. It’s unblocked, and you can one of the prettiest views of the Old Port from afar, which you can’t get anywhere in the city, much less when you’re actually at the Old Port itself.