Church la Victoire - Notre-Dame de la Visitation

  • Historic site and monument
  • Religious heritage
  • Church
  • Baroque
  • 17th C
  • Classified
  • Neo-Classical
place de l'église, 06540 Fontan
You will be seduced by the cute and colourful Church of Our Lady of the Visitation, or of the Victory, in neoclassical style of the XXVIIIth century. Its Piedmontese organ, donated by Saorge, interesting Baroque decorative features elements.
Shortly after the acquisition of the County of Tende by the Duke of Savoy, he decided to improve the road linking Nice to Piedmont with the creation of the Grand Ducal Road in 1592 which will become the Royal Road Nice-Turin.
On June 30, 1616, an ordinance of Charles-Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, decided to install the village of Fontan on its current site.

Services

Services

Pets welcome

Documentation

Documentation

Openings

Openings

All year 2025 - Open everyday

Location

Location

Church la Victoire - Notre-Dame de la Visitation
place de l'église, 06540 Fontan

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Village centre
Updated on 14 February 2022 at 16:45
by Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles
(Offer identifier : 4738299)
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