French_Al

it would be Aix for me, as you will visit europe for the 1st time.

Aix is a regal city and you will get a real taste of provence, i hope you are there on the main market days.... nothing like a diving into a full on french market as your 1st visit to europe. there is small daily market.

Marseille is a busy cosmopolitan city, with the odd nice touch/feature; parts of it feel like north africa and it is run down.

it is a tough and strange place to stop on cruise to the med.

the natural town to visit would be Aix-en-Provence.

This has a great history and it is a true provence town with 1000s of fountains.

it is almost a 2 hour train ride, 1 hour drive.

you can go to marseille like other people have said that would be easier!