What to skip in Marseille

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We have no Skip pages on file for Marseille yet; the verdicts so far all earn their keep.

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Is the Chateau d'If worth it?: The Chateau d'If is a depends: the Monte Cristo pull and a rooftop panorama over the whole Bay of Marseille justify the 7 EUR entry for literary fans and island day-trippers, but the fortress interior is bare stone, the ferry is a separate ticket and the little quay closes whenever the mistral blows.
Is the Marseille City Pass worth it?: A real calculator job: the EUR 36 card clears break-even with two paid stops plus a day of transit, and the island boat alone is worth EUR 24.70 of it, but the pass books nothing in advance, the Frioul crossing means summer queues, and Marseille's free headline sights make it dead money on a slow trip.