Europe

Marseille

no article

Going there, being there

à Marseille

Coming from

de Marseille

Why

Marseille is a city name, and a city takes à, with no article: à Marseille.

The people

un Marseillais, une Marseillaise

Example

Le train met trois heures de Paris à Marseille.

The train takes three hours from Paris to Marseille.

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