One of Cassis’s major draws is its proximity to a large national park called the Parc national des Calanques (“Calanques ...

Marseille airport suspends flights as raging wildfire reaches France's second-biggest city - Officials remain concerned that if winds pick up the wildfires may spread further across the south of Franc ...

Hundreds of firefighters battled a fast-moving wildfire that reached the outskirts of the southern French city of Marseille on Tuesday, forcing people to stay indoors and the nearby airport to close.

As wildfire rage through parts of Europe, including Southern France, flights are being suspended at Marseille Airport and the ...

Hyères, a medieval town, perched above the sea, midway between Marseille and Saint-Tropez, is unlike the tourist spots lining ...

Marseille on Wednesday celebrated with great fanfare the flame’s arrival, with more than 230,000 people attending the ceremony in the Old Port, according to the city’s mayor, Benoît Payan.

The sea as an entry and a meeting point is engrained in the very DNA of Marseille. Founded by Greek colonists 2,600 years ago as a trading post, it is France’s oldest city, and its second largest.

MARSEILLE — A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic as the blaze spread rapidly to the edges of the southern French city. Several ...

Scenes of violence in France’s suburbs echo 2005, when the deaths of 15-year-old Bouna Traoré and 17-year-old Zyed Benna led to three weeks of nationwide riots, exposing anger and resentment in ...

NANTERRE, France — Crowds gathered at town halls across France Monday to show solidarity with local governments targeted in six nights of unrest touched off by the police shooting of a 17-year-old.