Marseille is divided into sixteen arrondissements which spiral out from the focal point of the city, the Vieux Port. Due north lies the old town, Le Panier, site of the original Greek settlement of Massalia. The wide boulevard leading from the head of the Vieux Port, La Canebière is the central east–west axis of the town. The Centre Bourse and the little streets of quartier Belsunce border it to the north, while the main shopping streets lie to the south. The main north–south axis is rue d'Aix, becoming cours Belsunce then rue de Rome, av du Prado and finally boulevard Michelet. The lively, youngish quarter around place Jean-Jaurès and the trendy cours Julien lie to the east of rue de Rome. From the headland west of the Vieux Port, the corniche heads south past the city's most favoured residential districts towards the beaches and promenade nightlife of the Plage du Prado.
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