Our friends Christine & Jean-Louis took us over to Marseille last week where we had a whistle-stop visit that took in the Basilica de Notre Dame de la Garde, located at the highest point of the city overlooking the Mediterranean. The Basilica is coming to the end of an extensive restoration and is absolutely stunning. A statue of the Virgin Mary holding Baby Jesus stands on top of the Basilica and she looks over and protects anybody and everybody involved in seafaring activities. The whole of the interior of the Basilica has a nautical theme that includes colourful mosaics depicting anchors and ships, hanging mobiles of different sailing vessels and dedications of thanks, in the form of etched tiles on the walls, to the Virgin Mary for prayers answered. A 'must-see' when visiting Marseille. We want to go back and see more of the city before we leave the area.