Franciscan Monastery of Saorge and Notre-Dame des Miracles church

Historic site and monument
Religious heritage
Convent
Baroque
17th C
Classified

Elevation : 530m

Monastère de Saorge, 06540 Saorge

Monastery of Saorge - detail — ©© Vincent Jacques

Saorge Monastèry - detail — ©Vincent Jacques

Church Notre-Dame des Miracles — ©Vincent Jacques

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From the esplanade of the Monastery where you can contemplate Saorge "village in the sky" hanging in ampitheatre from the restanques, enter a world of serenity: the baroque Franciscan convent, with the church and its terraced garden in a green valley.

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The village of Saorge overlooks the Roya Gorge at the gates of Mercantour Park. Listed at the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, the Monastery, a former Francosiscan convent founded in 1633, is baroque in style. It has retained its original structure, painted decorations and food garden. The Church has remarkable walnut woodwork, paintings and liturgical objects. The cloister is decorated with 17th century frescoes illustrating the episodes of the life of St Francis of Assisi, as well as an...

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