The most beautiful religious buildings Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Built by the least of the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille, this monument, classified and dating from the th century, combines Romanesque and flamboyant styles. It features géminées bays and a two-storey bell tower. The facades have been recently renovated. See also: Chapels in different hamlets - Les Bernards, Chanteloube, Les Chaussins, Le Bourget, and El Fein.

In a genoese style and classified Historic Monument, this church built in 1560 is closely linked to the history of Cannet. Its original architecture reveals the four successive enlargements carried out over the centuries. It includes a nef and abse, three side chapels and a quadrangular bell tower preceded by a vestibule. 500 m² of decorative wall paintings and motifs were restored: The frescoes were restored to their original beauty. You can also admire the two great Baroque altars, the shimmered paintings glued onto the XVIIIth century arch, the baptismal fonts, the tabernacles and the ex-voto.

The visit is to be done! Enter the Jewish door and raise your eyes towards a small Italian organ. Its ornate Baroque decor was classified by Historical Monuments in 1849. The nave, with its late Romanesque vaults, houses statues before each pillar. The golden altarpiece has a central panel dating back to 1480, dedicated to Saint Georges. Side panels (1532) present Saint Maurice, patron of the city. The tomb of white marble (1501) is that of a vice-king of Naples: Estienne de Vesc. A persistent legend says that under the current church, an underground church is buried as high as the visible church.

On the hills, you will find this small chapel that offers a beautiful view of the village. Tradition demands that women wishing to have a child should go up to the chapel with an egg in each hand during a first pilgrimage (Easter Monday), swallow one and burry another on the site. Their wish was granted if during the second pilgrimage (September 8), they found the second egg intact where they had buried it!

Classified as a historical monument, it was destroyed and then rebuilt between the 12th and 14th centuries. The Saint-Sauveur church is in the Provencal Romanesque style, especially its central nave and its basements. The lateral naves have been added to the 16th and 17th centuries, with gothic decorative elements. The church houses an organ of baroque style and the oldest and the most elaborate wrought iron bell tower in Provence (1725).

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It is at the foot of the old village that the church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, better known under the name of Sainte-Rosalie, was built in the 12th century. We first of all take note of its nave, inspired by Italian Baroque, built in the 17th century by the Chevaliers de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean-de-Jérusalem. It houses a gilded wooden statue of Sainte Rosalie and a statue of the Madone, so-called "Mizraim", brought from Egypt at the time of the Crusades by the lord of Chabaud.

On the front, on the lower cornice of the triangular pediment mounted by the architect Antoine Spinelli, is inscribed Societas sanctissimi Sepulcri, which can be translated as Société du Très-Saint-Sépulcre, the official name of the Blue Penitents. It is to this brotherhood founded in 1431 that this building dedicated today to the Italian Catholic Mission belongs. Its construction has continued through the centuries: the nave in the 15th century, the choir with its beautiful baroque decoration in the 18th century and the last finishing touches in the 19th century. Inside, the decoration comes from various origins. The paintings are dated from different periods while the ceilings are from the 19th century. Legend has it that a young monk named Martin Luther, who was in Nice, celebrated a mass there.

On the facade of this religious building built in 1820 appears an armed and helmeted saint Tropez. Inside, the saint's relics are kept in golden reliquaries. His painted wood bust is the principal ornament of all processions of bravado.

Built from 1675 and opened in 1685, it contains the relics of Saint Maxime, patron of the village. It contains retables in gilded sculpted wood, 1762, tables, votive offerings, a statue of Saint Donat in gold painted wood, from the late sixteenth century. The apse is decorated with a monumental altar. Antique stained glass, faithfully restored in the workshops of Fernand Léger de Biot, illuminates. The bell tower, of Romanesque style, is coated with multi-coloured glazed tiles.

Founded in 1585, the Brotherhood of White Krajina settled near the church Saint-Jean-du-Bourg, between Charity and City hall. The two-tiered façade, perched on the stands of ten steps, is crowned with a moulurée corniche surmounted by a clocher. Note the frise frise and the oculus under the triangular pediment. Still a monument of Roman inspiration. The Black Doubs Chapel is located in front of the DJC, but is now closed to the public, apart from its fragility. If the brotherhood was founded in 1317, the chapel will be built only between 1738 and 1741 by the well-known architect Antoine of German. It is firmly marked by classicism: unique nave, stone facade framed with pilasters, narrow and narrow niches, portal surmounted by a rectangular panel lined with palm trees and an bended pediment.

This chapel is now dedicated to art. And what strikes visitors most is its highly harmonious majestic architectural proportions... a wonder behind a fairly discreet façade. Exhibitions are organised there regularly. Suitable for large formats, it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places to hang out in Vaucluse. You will also find the famous "Salon des santonniers" of the city throughout December.

The Sainte-Léonce cathedral, classified as a historical monument since 1862, is one of the most beautiful Romanesque churches in France and one of the most visited sites in the region. It has 2 naves, Notre-Dame, composed of 3 cross vaults with cross windows and Saint-Etienne which has 6 barrel vaults. The baptistery, one of the oldest in France, located on the southwest side of the cathedral, has an octagonal room and a baptismal font.

Unique building in matter of shape and purpose, the replica of the Sudanese Mosque of Djenné was built in 1930 in the former military camp.