Experts' Choice Award Cathedrale La Major
What the experts agree on
Marseille's striking 19th-century cathedral dazzles with ornate neo-Byzantine architecture, striped marble exterior, and intricate interiors featuring elaborate mosaics and red-and-white marble details.
Fodor's "This gargantuan, neo-Byzantine 19th-century fantasy was built under Napoléon III." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Construction of this colossal cathedral began in 1852." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"All that remains of the Romanesque building is the chancel, the transept and a nave flanked by side aisles." Full review
U.S. News & World Report8.0
"The Cathédrale de la Major is ornate. But it's also younger: The Cathédrale de la Majorbuilt in the mid- to late 19th century...inside, visitors will find mosaics, statues and side chapels. " Full review
Frommer's "Its striped exterior is a bastardized Romanesque-Byzantine style with domes and cupolas; the intricate interiors include mosaic floors and red-and-white marble banners." Full review
Lonely Planet "And further along the coast, Marseille's totemic Cathédrale de la Major, built in green Florentine marble and slate-grey stone from Cassis village, is another church worth exploring"
Lonely Planet "The impressive, striped Byzantine facade of Cathédrale de la Major is nearby"
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