Old Port quays, Mediterranean cultures, Le Panier.
Marseille berths in a large commercial port well north of the Vieux Port, so this is a shuttle call rather than a walking one. Notre-Dame de la Garde on its hill is the view, the Vieux Port is the lunch, and Aix-en-Provence is the half day inland for anyone who wants a different city.
Depart 19:00
Ways to spend your day
Marseille Vieux-Port
Choose a manageable section of the Old Port’s public quays.
Mucem
Explore selected open exhibitions at the J4 museum site.
Le Panier
Choose a manageable public section of the historic neighborhood.
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Genoa is the capital of Liguria and a historic maritime republic, with one of Europe's largest medieval old towns packed into narrow lanes called caruggi behind the harbour. The Palazzi dei Rolli along Via Garibaldi and the waterfront aquarium are the classic sights, and pesto comes from here.
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 17:008 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Galata Museo del Mare
Selected indoor galleries at Galata.
Palazzo Rosso
Selected art and palace rooms at Palazzo Rosso.
Porto Antico
A selected public waterfront area at Porto Antico.
Fort walls, renewed archaeological galleries, medieval squares.
Civitavecchia is Rome's port, and it is not in Rome. It is about eighty kilometres northwest on the coast, roughly an hour and a quarter by train from Termini, and the town itself is a working port with a fortress and not much else. Almost everyone treats it as a transfer rather than a place.
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:0011 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Historic port and Fort Michelangelo
Choose selected public historic-port spaces and exterior views of Fort Michelangelo.
National Archaeological Museum
Choose selected available galleries in the reopened National Archaeological Museum.
Piazza Leandra and old town
Choose selected public streets and squares around Piazza Leandra.
Palermo docks close to the centre of a city that rewards walking more than touring: Arab-Norman churches, three street markets and a baroque core that has not been polished for visitors. Monreale and its cathedral mosaics are twenty minutes uphill and are the one thing worth leaving town for.
Arrive 11:00 · Depart 20:009 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Quattro Canti streets
Choose selected public spaces at Quattro Canti, where Via Maqueda meets Via Vittorio Emanuele.
Salinas Archaeological Museum
Choose selected available archaeological galleries at the Antonino Salinas Museum in Piazza Olivella.
La Cala waterfront
Choose selected public waterfront spaces beside Palermo’s old harbor at La Cala.
Ibiza docks below Dalt Vila, the walled old town on the hill, which is a steep and entirely worthwhile twenty-minute climb from the gangway. The island the name is famous for is elsewhere and mostly happens after the ship has sailed; a day call here is a Unesco-listed fortress and a harbour.
Arrive 12:30 · Depart 23:0010.5 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Dalt Vila streets
Choose selected public streets in Dalt Vila for the walled town’s architecture.
Vara de Rey square
Choose selected public spaces around Passeig de Vara de Rey for town facades and street atmosphere.
Talamanca shore
Choose a selected public shore-side section at Talamanca for coastal views.
Valencia berths a few kilometres from the centre in a working port, so a shuttle or a taxi is the start of the day. The City of Arts and Sciences is the modern draw and the old town the older one, and paella is genuinely from here rather than a tourist claim.
Arrive 07:00
Ways to spend your day
La Lonja de la Seda
Choose available main halls and courtyard spaces at the Silk Exchange.
Museo de Bellas Artes
Choose selected available painting galleries at Valencia’s fine-arts museum.
Turia Gardens
Choose one manageable section of the public garden paths.
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