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Berlin has a new Cold War museum, Marseille is hosting Olympic sailing and the world’s greatest art show is in Venice here are the year’s most exhilarating breaks
Influenced by Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Norman and Spanish conquerors, the port city has long been known for its distinctive dialect, original street food, medieval churches, faded Baroque buildings and - less happily - a historical association with the Mafia.