Jardin de la Magalone, Historical garden on Boulevard Michelet, Marseille, France

Jardin de la Magalone is a 1.4-hectare public garden laid out by Édouard André around an 18th-century bastide at 245 boulevard Michelet. A gravel walk leads past a statue on a stone pedestal and box-hedged beds toward the pale-yellow house with columns and a pediment. Two terraces with fountains of the Rhône and Saône separate house and garden.

Construction of the bastide began in the late 1600s, paused, then resumed in 1713 and continued throughout the 1700s. This gradual building process shaped the property's form and character across multiple generations.

The garden hosts the Cité de la musique, which organizes concerts and conferences both inside the bastide and throughout the landscaped grounds.

The garden is located on Boulevard Michelet in the 9th arrondissement and is open year-round, though hours shift with the seasons. Plan ahead to check seasonal variations when scheduling your visit.

The stone urns decorating the garden were brought from the Château de Grignan, and the four statues marking the corners of the southern lawn are attributed to the sculptor Veyrier. The two terrace fountains, each topped by an old man leaning on a dolphin, are fed by a spring beneath the bastide.