Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Garoupe

Former Ligurian oppidum , the site has long had a spiritual vocation. The Romans celebrated the Moon goddess Selene there . In the V century , the place was equipped with an oratory dedicated to Saint Helena following her stopover in Antibes (then Antipolis) on her return from Jerusalem .
The construction of a first chapel dates back to the Middle Ages. Around 1520 , the Cordeliers built a convent there, the sanctuary of which was dedicated to Notre-Dame de la Garde thanks to a donation from René de Savoie .

Around 300 ex-votos are placed on the walls and in the church, the oldest of which dates from 1506 . Also worth noting is a painting of the Assumption from the Brea school , a Byzantine icon from 1575 and objects collected during the siege of Sevastopol .Read more