Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Alpes-Maritimes

Abbey
06670 Levens

The Abbey of La Madone-des-Prés, a former 11th century Romanesque church located in Levens (Alpes-Maritimes), is a historical priory classified as a historical monument, now integrated into a private dwelling.

Monastery
06300 Nice

The Franciscan monastery of Cimiez, built between the 15th and 18th centuries in Nice, overlooks the hill of Cimiez and houses a church, a cloister and a museum retracing the monastic life of Nice since the 13th century.

Fortified Church
06150 Cannes

The fortified monastery of Lérins, built between the 11th and 15th centuries on the Île Saint-Honorat in Cannes, is an ancient religious and defensive building classified as a historical monument since 1840, emblematic of medieval Provence.

Baroque Church
06540 Saorge

The monastery of Saorgia, a former Franciscan convent of the 17th and 18th centuries, stands in Saorgia (Alpes-Maritimes). Ranked a historic monument, it combines Liguria architecture and Baroque frescoes in a preserved mountain setting.

Baroque Church
06300 Nice

The former Abbey of Saint-Pons, founded in the 8th century in Nice, is a Benedictine monastery transformed into a hospital in the 20th century. Its 18th century baroque church and cloister are listed as historical monuments.

Abbey
06480 La Colle-sur-Loup

The Abbey of Canadel, a former 11th century Catholic priory, is located in La Colle-sur-Loup (Alpes-Maritimes). This historic monument, now transformed into a hotel-restaurant, maintains a chapel and cloister registered since 1927.

Romanesque Church
06560 Valbonne

Valbonne Abbey, an ancient 13th-century Notre-Dame Abbey in Valbonne (Alpes-Maritimes), illustrates the Chalaisian art close to the Cistercian. Its Romanesque church, which became parish, dominated a priory linked to the abbey of Lérins until 1788.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
06400 Cannes

The abbey of Lérins, founded in the 5th century on the island of Saint-Honorat near Cannes, is an emblematic fortified monastery of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, mixing medieval monastic history and architectural heritage of the 11th-XIXth centuries.