Marseille is the second largest city and the largest commercial port in France.
The city has a Mediterranean climate, with mild, dry winters and warm, humid summers. January and February are the coldest months, averaging temperatures of 10 °C (51 °F). July and August are the hottest months, averaging temperatures of 25 °C (78 °F).
Marseille is known for its Mistral (wind) that occurs mostly in winter and spring.

This is a city which is proud of its differences from the rest of France. The French national anthem "La Marseillaise" is so named because it was first known as sung on the streets as a rallying call of the French Revolution by troops from Marseille.

Today Marseille is a site of regional culture and entertainment served by its important opera house, its history and maritime museums, its five galleries and vast amount of cinemas, clubs, bars and restaurants.
In regards to literature and the arts, Marseille has been the birth place and home of many French writers. In modern times, one can quote Victor Gélu, Valère Bernard, Pierre Bertas, Edmond Rostand and André Roussin as leading examples.
The artist Cézanne spent much time in Marseille and painted several works of art there.

Marseille's main cultural attraction was, since its creation at the end of the 18th century and until the late 1970s, the Opéra.

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