Les Thermes Marins
Illustration photo — not a verified picture of this exact spot.
- Location
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Water type
- sodium chloride, thermal
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
On the Corniche Kennedy, facing the Mediterranean, stands a château built in 1884 in a Renaissance style inspired by the Château de Chambord. Raised for Breton baron Houitte de la Chesnaye under the name Villa Castellamare, the 1,800 m² residence later passed to the Pastis Berger family, who gave it its current name, Château Berger.
Turned into a cosmetic surgery clinic and then a thalassotherapy centre in the 2000s under the Fogli family, the site was taken over by the Bouchard family in 2018. After a year of works, Les Thermes Marins reopened in late 2025 following a renovation that respected the building's historic soul: behind the balneotherapy centre, the old château still stands watch, a quiet witness to a past where people already came seeking rest and renewal by the sea.