The Good Mother: Basilica Notre-Dame de la Garde of Marseille, France

A trip to Marseille just doesn’t feel complete without visiting Notre-Dame de la Garde….Maybe it’s the fact that no matter where one wanders in the city’s center, there she eventually is, beckoning. Maybe it’s because La Bonne Mère (the good mother)—as the locals affectionately refer to the basilica—is particularly beloved by voyagers. And I am nothing if not a voyager. Whatever the reason, I find it hard to resist her call.