Martigues Photo Gallery

1/21. Looking east along the island canal in Martigues, Quai Briand at the left

2/21. Martigues island canal, Quai Marceau, our 1997 photo

3/21. Bronze Martigues fisherman and his wife waiting beside the Baussengue canal

4/21. Rue de la Republique bridge across Canal Baussengue was a pivoting bridge in 1997

5/21. Martigues houses on the Quai des Girondins and the bridge that replaced the pivoting bridge

6/21. Martigues fishing boats on the south side of the Baussengue canal

7/21. Place de la Liberation fountain at Quai Briand in Martigues

8/21. The Thursday produce market of Quai Briand, on the island part of Martigues

9/21. South side of the main Galiffet canal at Martigues, west towards Port-de-Bouc

10/21. North side of the main Galiffet canal is the island center of Martigues, Quai des Aglais

11/21. Long and colorful Rue Pelletan in the island heart of Martigues

12/21. Martigues, Quai Brescon has pastel houses, 'pointu' boats and terrace restaurants

13/21. Pastel houses and 'pointu' boats on the picturesque island canal of Martigues, Quai Brescon

14/21. Barefoot boy bronze statue (detail) at a Martigues monument, Place de la Liberation

15/21. The large Place Mirabeau in the island part of Martigues, with colorful houses

16/21. An ancient, giant (and worn) wooden cicadia high on the corner of the orange house, Place Mirabeau, Martigues

17/21. Large 17th-century fountain at the Place Mirabeau in the center of Martigues

18/21. A small archeological museum 'in situ' at Place Maritima in Martigues

19/21. This rebuilt windmill overlooks Martigues from a low hilltop just to the north

20/21. The Martigues - Marseille bus crossing a narrow bridge over a village canal

21/21. A Martigues village seagull takes the place of our usual village cat photo