A great many of you gathered on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, to surround the Bastide Marin with your kindness, enthusiasm, and generosity. The mayor of La Ciotat, Alexandre Doriol, also represented Renaud Muselier, president of the South Corsican Regional Council . Numerous partners were present, including the La Ciotat Tourist Office, Destination La Ciotat, the Bouches-du-Rhône Football League (Laligue 13 ), the Heritage Foundation, and the Architect of the Buildings of France (ABF) of the Ministry of Culture . The wishes expressed by Mireille Benedetti and the young volunteers as they presented the check to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Heritage Foundation suggest a bright cultural future for this historic monument, which has been the focus of our civic efforts for over twenty years. €4,000 isn't much compared to what's needed to restore the interior of the Bastide, but that's what Les Amis de la Bastide Marin and La Ciotat, Il était une fois 1720 - Festival et Spectacle raised during the two performances of the Living Nativity scene on December 13, 2025. And so, every little helps; the appeal for donations continues, with tax-deductible contributions for individuals and businesses. Here is the link: https://www.fondation-patrimoine.org/les-projets/bastide-marin-a-la-ciotat/13872