Churches in the Alpes-Maritimes

Clocher-mur
06910 Roquesteron

The church of Sainte-Pétronille, built in the 12th and 13th centuries in Roquesteron-Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes), is a former Romanesque priory transformed into a border guard post in the 18th century. Ranked a historic monument in 1942, it combines architectural simplicity and a turbulent history between France and Savoie.

Eglise de style classique
06300 Nice

The Church of St. Helena, an 18th-century Catholic building in Nice, is a former rural chapel that became a parish church, classified as a historical monument in 1951 in the Alpes-Maritimes.

Eglise baroque
06440 Lucéram

The Saint-Pierre Chapel, known as the Black Penitents, is a 16th and 18th century Baroque chapel located in Lucéram (Alpes-Maritimes), classified as a historical monument in 2005. Its elliptical architecture and 19th century painted décor make it a remarkable building.

Eglise orthodoxe
06300 Nice

The Church of Saint Nicholas and Saint Alexandra, built in Nice in the 19th century, is the first Russian parish church in Western Europe, combining imperial architecture and traditional iconostasis.

Art roman provençal
06620 Gourdon

The church of Saint Vincent de Gourdon, a 12th century Romanesque building located in the Alpes-Maritimes, was first castral chapel before becoming parishioner. Its Provencal architecture and its turbulent history make it an emblematic monument of the region.

Eglise romane et gothique
06420 Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

Saint-Michel de Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée church, built between the 13th and 14th centuries in the Alpes-Maritimes, is a listed historical monument combining Gothic architecture and Nice Baroque altarpieces.

Eglise baroque
06430 Tende

The chapel of La Miséricorde, an ancient chapel of the Black Penitents, is a Baroque building from the 18th to the 18th century located in Tende (Alpes-Maritimes), famous for its bulb bell tower and its historic organ.

Eglise baroque
06430 La Brigue

The upper chapel of the Annunciation of La Brig, built in the 17th and 18th centuries, is a chapel of the White Penitents located in the Alpes-Maritimes, classified as a historical monument since 1949.