In the city of Marseille, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France

 "I am working with the enthusiasm of a man from Marseilles eating bouillabaisse, which shouldn't come as a surprise to you because I am busy painting huge sunflowers." -- Vincent Van Gogh

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(in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France) Located west of the French Riviera, the city of Marseille is found on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, one of the major ports of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône River. From the historic center of Marseille at the Old Port, the thoroughfare of La Canebière climbs eastward up the hill; its name is a corruption of a Latin word for hemp, recalling Marseille’s importance as a source of hemp and supplier of hemp rope in the Middle Ages. Thronged by people from around the world, La Canebière is the best-known commercial street in Marseille. Head up to the colonnade-lined Palais Longchamp (featured here) at the terminus of the Durance River. Inaugurated in 1869 as a monument to commemorate the connection of Marseille to a new waterway network, the combination large fountain-waterfall-water tower has two wings that house the city's natural history museum and Musee des beaux-arts. The surrounding Longchamp Park is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.