Marseille
celebrated its 2600th
birthday before the
year 2000. It is therefore
the oldest town in France.
The legend surrounding
the origins of the town
go back to 600 B.C.
Greek sailors coming
from Phocaea (Asia Minor)
chose to focus their
activity in the Lacydon
creek - the present
location of the Vieux
Port. The day they arrived,
the leader of the Greeks,
Protis made a visit
to the Ligure tribe,
which had settled there.
It just so happened
that on that very day,
Gyptis, daughter of
King Naan was to be
married. Gyptis chose
Protis as her husband
above a number of other
suitors - he had also
fallen head over heels
for her - and thus,
Massalia was founded.
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