Rae Ann Ferra hit the nail on the head when she wrote "The best way to get to know any city is to explore it on foot, absorbing the sights, smells, and sounds unique to a particular place."
She was referencing an addition to Google Stories titled "Promenade Nocturne/Night Walk," an interactive Google Street View by Google Creative Labs and 72andSunny Amsterdam.
The two came together to produce a guided tour in Marseille, France. The coastal city is the second largest in the country and vibrant with artists, according to Fast Company.
Other than going to Marseille, it might be the best way to get a feel for one of the city's art neighborhoods.
Urban storyteller Julie de Muer of 72andSunny Amsterdam takes viewers through an audio and visual tour of Marseille and then the interactive Google Street View picks up where her tour ends that evening.
"Known for her Promenade Sonores, a series of 40 audio walks created in collaboration with artists, locals, and Marseille radio station, Radio Grenouille, de Muer's work is the subject of a short documentary. Throughout the film she recounts how she reveals the soul of Marseille through the sounds of its neighborhoods and voices of inhabitants, and how Google enables this process. To further enhance the story, Julie invites viewers to follow her on a night walk of Marseille, titled "Le Souffleur," at which point the power of Google is put in individual hands," explains Ferra.
Below is de Muer's Google story and beneath it is the web portal to the interactive tour. If you can, take the tour with headphones for the best experience of Marseille.
Once you've watched the short film above, embark on a night in Marseille by clicking here.
