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Super-convenient
location:
- 4-
or 5-minute walk to two metro stations (St. Charles and Nouailles),
the main train station, and to a shuttle bus to the airport (buses
depart every 20 minutes, take 20-30 minutes)
- 6-minute
walk to two cinemas, including one that shows films in the original
language.
- 10
to 15 minute walk to the main shopping district, Marseille
Opera, central market, flower market, large grocery stores, various
theaters, bus stations, and the Vieux Port (departure point in
summer for ferries to the Chateau d'If of Monte Cristo fame and
the beaches of the Iles du Frioul).
- 4-minute
walk to the new Alcazar Library (one million documents) and to
Marseille's largest bookstore
- Access to
local universities: 10-minute walk to the University of Provence
(Aix-Marseille I) at St. Charles. 30 minutes by metro to the
University of Provence at Chateau Gombert and to Aix-Marseille
2 at St. Jerome. 45 minutes to Luminy by public transportation,
less in a car.
- 5-minute walk to the Lycée
Thiers (the best high school in Marseille and one of the best
in France).
- Easy access to the autoroute
- Easy access by metro and bus
to the beautiful Calanque of Sugiton.
- Half-hour walk to the newly
opened public (free) beach, Plage des Catalans. (Bus also available).
Access to other public beaches by metro and bus.
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Above: Living room also contains
piano, armoire, and easy chair
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Spacious
(150 square meters) and well-organized
- Three large
bedrooms (each big enough to serve as bedroom plus study)
- Living room
with partial wall setting
it off from a study.
- Entry room with large built-in
closets doubles as dining room.
- Kitchen includes dishwasher,
microwave, refrigerator, stove, gas cooktop, clothes washer,
and small table (at which three people can eat).
- 1 large full
bath (old tiles - colors not great), 1 half-bath (toilet with
sink) and 1 partial bath (sink, shower/tub, bidet).
Beautifully
and completely furnished
Oriental rugs and antique furniture,
original (contemporary) oil paintings, upright piano, chandeliers.
High ceilings with real plaster moldings. Five armoires: one
in each bedroom and in living room and office. One very large
handsome desk and two tables that serve as desks (in addition
to dining room table). Two bedrooms have built-in bookcases.
Three double beds and two spare foam mattresses. Sheets, towels,
dishes, cooking equipment, etc. all provided. Linoleum floors
in two bedrooms and kitchen; parquet elsewhere (except baths).
Front
windows
give on narrow balconies
filled with flowers (some blooming even in February). View of
handsome tile-roofed building across the boulevard, and (at an
angle) Notre Dame de la Garde. Apartment is on boulevard descending
from the Gare St. Charles (central train station); double-paned
windows keep out the noise of traffic.
Extras:
- Electronic keyboard (useful
when it is too late or early to play the piano without disturbing
the neighbors)
- Air conditioning
unit in living room
- Exercise bike
- Equipped for cable connection
to Internet (office and front bedroom). Cable could also be used
for television.
- Large collection of books
in English and some in French (including some children's books)
could be left out if desired.
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Above: dining room with master
bedroom beyond. Second closet not visible in the picture.
Above: Louis XIII armoire in
office, built in 17th century.
Above: living room armoire
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