Maupetit
This bookshop is on one of the main streets in the centre of Marseille, La Canebière. It has everything; the classics, children’s books, an English section and a huge amount of reference books. The website is very comprehensive and they hold a lot of writing events as well.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 10am to 7pm. Closed Sundays.

Marseille has some great literary references, not least The Count of Monte Cristo was imprisoned on nearby island Château d’If © Penguin | Alexandre Dumas photographed by Nadar, 1855 © Public Domain/WikiCommons | © Jan Drewes/WikiCommons