Dear Steemit friends, today I would like to introduce you a French city — Marseille. We have been there last week and I was very surprised what a nice place it is, because sometimes its reputation is quite opposite.
亲爱的Steemit朋友们，今天我要给大家介绍一个给我很大惊喜的城市，它和传闻中的也不太一样。
Marseille is the second biggest city in France and it is also the oldest French city. According to the legend, Marseille was first founded by the greeks and they have built a trade port here, and after it became a Roman colony, during the French revolution, 500 volunteers from Marseille went to Paris to defend the revolutionary government, all the way they were singing their revolutionary song which is called "marseillaise", in the end the song became the national anthem of France.
During world war II, the German and Italian armies bombarded Marseille, many of the ancient buildings in Marseille were destroyed.
This is how human civilization was forced to rebuild after the war, once and once again.
马赛是法国的第二大城市，也是法国最古老的城市，且历史悠久，据说马赛最开始是由希腊人登陆建立的贸易港，后又被罗马殖民，法国大革命时期，500名志愿兵前往巴黎保卫革命政府，他们一路高唱着《马赛曲》作为进行曲向巴黎前进，后来这首歌成为了法国国歌，称为《马赛曲》。二战期间，德军和意大利军在马赛展开了惨不忍睹的轰炸，致使马赛许多希腊和罗马时期的古建筑被毁。
人类文明就是这样一次一次的在战争中被迫重建。
Although there are countless churches in Marseille, the "Notre Dame de la Garde" (Notre Dame cathedral) is the must-see. It is located at the hill top in Marseille city, and it's a symbol of Marseilles. For locals, Notre Dame Cathedral has an absolutely high status. They treat Madonna as the "La bonne mère", which means a great mother. Marseille people think that Modonna like a mother protects sailors, fishermen and whole Marseille.
The cathedral is also a perfect spot to overlook the several islands in the Mediterranean sea and the whole Marseille city. When it's sunny, the blue color of the sea and the red roof tops of the houses are woven into a colorful picture.
尽管马赛如其他欧洲城市一样，教堂多到数不胜数，但位于山丘顶的马赛守护圣母大教堂绝对是最特别的一个，地位极为殊胜，当地人尊圣母为 La bonne mere, 意为好母亲，就如客家人信奉的妈祖一样，圣母教堂也如明灯一样伫立于城顶守护着马赛的水手，渔民，顺利起航，平安归来。
从守护圣母教堂可以俯瞰蔚蓝的地中海在阳光下闪闪发光，马赛城依偎在地中海畔，几座小岛如海上明珠一样作为点缀。
Walking down from the cathedral, you can see the most popular tourists destination, the old port of Marseilles. The old port attracts people from all of the world, it's extremely busy from morning till night.
Many people said that if you haven't been to old port, it means that you haven't been to Marseilles. The old port is the landmark of Marseilles, the birthplace of Marseille. Around the old port, there are numerous restaurants, cafés, shops, and lively fish market.
Since Marseille has been a trade port from Roman times, there were already many trade ships from far east, eastern and western civilization blend here. Since modern times, African people have been landed in continental Europe, and the first stop is the port of Marseille. Many different people from all of the world gathered in Marseille, so cultural diversity is also one of the characteristics of Marseille. I feel that Marseille is very unique and amorous city in whole Europe.
从教堂沿山道走下，便是马赛老港了。港口从早到晚都是游人如织，熙熙攘攘，码头桅杆林立，停靠着无数的船只，古老的建筑遍布两岸，由于从古至今马赛都是贸易港，更有东方商贸船只往来，东西方文明在此交汇，近代以来更是非洲被殖民地人民登陆欧洲大陆的第一站，所以马赛港汇集了各色种族，因此马赛也被称为“地中海大熔炉”，在这里可以尽情的感受浓厚的异国情调。
Thank you for reading! Tomorrow I'm gonna share with you more about Marseille - its food and other beautiful spots you shouldn't miss! So don't forget to follow me!
***谢谢朋友们的阅读！明天我讲跟大家分享更多关于马赛的旅行经历—有你们最爱的美食和艺术氛围浓郁的街区。希望大家能保持跟随我哦 ❤️ ***