I saw this temple because I missed the way to the Matisse museum. And since I already got there, I visited it. And it was indeed a great place to see. I would say the external architecture would not b...
You could spend a whole day there. Starting by this nice church, then next door a splendid garden with wonderful roses (when season) a great view on Nice. Then the "jardin des arènes" just in front wh...
A bit of steep walk by foot to the monastery but it is totally worth the effort. The views, peace, simplicity and reminiscences of the order will take you away from all this bustle, commercialization....
If you go to the Monastere de Cimiez, go into this small attached museum, located to the right of the church. It gave some history of the monks and their beliefs, showed how they lived in one of their...
Another old church...but a beautifully atmospheric and frescoed one, scented with incense and with a crumbling mosaic floor at the entrance.
The history of Nice is concentrated in this museum, including the ninth-century monastery and the fifteenth-century church of the Notre Dame.
Franciscans are a Christian sect, and his history in Nice is condensed into this museum, where they like light life, not luxury and helpfulness.
It opens at 9 am, it's really big, and even with a map, it gets lost in the Metropolitan Museum. It can go around in circles.
The Franciscans are also a large part of Christianity, and many of the Franciscan introductions are shown in the museum.