The Vieux Port is very much the focus of the town, with pleasure boats moored in serried ranks in front of the two impressive towers guarding the entrance to the port. Leading north from the Porte de la Grosse Horloge, the rue du Palais runs towards the cathedral and several of the museums on rue Thiers. Between the harbour and the Port des Minimes, a new marina development 2km south of the town centre, there are several excellent museums for children and a large frigate (permanently moored) providing some insight into the town's seagoing past.
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