Notre-Dame de la Garde
As a port, Marseille has always looked for protection for sailors. The city’s patron is Notre-Dame de la Garde (Our Lady of the Guard), and a bronze-and-gold statue of Mary is perched atop her namesake church to watch over the water. The interiors are in the Romano-Byzantine style, with multicolored stone arches, brilliant gold domes, and a 42-foot belfry.
