Quai des Belges, Square and riverfront at Vieux-Port, Marseille, France

Quai des Belges is a waterfront promenade at the old harbor of Marseille with docking spaces for boats and yachts. The area spans two districts and runs along the water with restaurants, shops, and regular boat departures to nearby destinations.

The site was first settled by the Phocaeans as the Lacydon, whose remains are kept in the Jardin des Vestiges. The stone quay structure dates from the 17th century, when merchant ships unloaded here until the Bassin de la Joliette opened in 1840 and logistics moved to the north shore. The quay changed names repeatedly: quai des Augustins, Rousseau, Impérial, Monsieur, d'Orléans, Napoléon, Fraternité in 1871, Belges in 1915, and Fraternité again since 2013.

The name recalls the French national motto, "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité"; the quay was renamed quai de la Fraternité in 1871, became quai des Belges in 1915, and took the Fraternité name again in 2013. Each day the fish market of the Vieux-Port is held here, and fast and tourist boats leave from the quay for the château d'If, the Frioul islands and the port of Cassis.

The location is easily accessible on foot and well connected by public transit. The best time to visit is in the morning or late afternoon when the sun illuminates the water nicely and crowds are lighter.

The quay has changed names at least eight times: quai des Augustins in the 16th–17th centuries, quai Rousseau in 1789, quai Impérial in 1807, quai Monsieur in 1814, quai d'Orléans in 1849, quai Napoléon in 1853, quai de la Fraternité in 1871 and quai des Belges in 1915. The name Fraternité was officially restored in 2013.