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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
La Major cathedral from the harbour, Marseille
MarseilleLa Major cathedral from the harbour

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Marseille by Charlotte Noblet, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Marseille?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Ljubljana for

  • getting around
  • prices
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Ljubljana’s own page.

Choose Marseille for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Marseille’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Ljubljana 22, Marseille 72: Marseille leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Marseille 67: Marseille leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Marseille 63: Marseille leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Marseille 57: Marseille leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Marseille 83: Marseille leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Marseille 86: Marseille leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Marseille 50: Ljubljana leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Marseille 57: Ljubljana leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Marseille 47: Marseille leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Marseille 45: Ljubljana leads by 9 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Marseille 56: Marseille leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Marseille 37: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Marseille.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on getting around and prices with your weighting.

Marseille
Best match
60match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Marseille in July

31 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaMarseille

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Marseille: 1991-2020 normals, Marseille / Marignane (20.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaMarseille
Official languageSloveneFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation309 m0 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsMarseille Provence Airport (MRS)21 km from centre126 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaMarseille
City population284,293886,040
People per km²1,7363,683
Museums within 10 km1427
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
Swim season, months above 21 °C-2 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.