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Chapelle De La Garoupe

Chapelle De La Garoupe

At Cap d’Antibes’ highest point, the Garoupe plateau, you’ll find the most beautifully situated chapel on the entire Côte d’Azur – and with its very own café!

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The Garoupe Chapel with the cozy bistro at your service – ©cityxee.com

Chapelle De La Garoupe – a “Divine” Surprise

If you don’t immediately know what awaits you on the way up the steep Route du Phare, you can look forward to a “divine” surprise. Here lies Chapelle de la Garoupe, a unique place with scenic views of the Antibes Juan-les-Pins district on one side and the entire coastline towards Nice on the other side.

In the square in front of the chapel, you are greeted by a cozy little bistro – what more could you ask for😊

The magnificent view from Chapelle de la Garoupe towards the coast to Nice
The magnificent view towards the coast to Nice – ©cityxee.com

The Garoupe Chapel consists of three buildings, whose chronological age is difficult to determine: A tower, Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Garde, and Chapelle Sainte-Hélène.

The tower may have been the first building, originally built of wood and then of mortar in the 15th century. Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Garde was probably built in the late Middle Ages and then expanded in 1520 after a donation from René de Savoie.

Chapelle Sainte-Hélène was probably built after Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Garde. The two buildings have long been next to each other, but they are different and are connected from the outside by a veranda.

Chapelle De La Garoupe Has Two Naves:

– The main nave dedicated to Notre-Dame de la Garde is decorated with a fresco made by Jacques-Henri Clergues in 1952/1953 and inspired by two historical events: the visit of Pope Gregory XI to Antibes in 1376 and René de Savoie’s donation to expand the chapel in 1520.

The main nave of Chapelle de la Garoupe
The main nave with fresco on the right wall by Jacques-Henri Clergues – ©cityxee.com

– The secondary nave dedicated to Notre-Dame de Bon Port offers visitors a large fresco from 1948 by the painter Édouard Collin.

The altarpiece that adorns the choir is made by master sculptor Joseph Dolle.

On the back of Chapelle de la Garoupe lies another smaller chapel, Calvaire, which can be seen by taking a small tour past the large Garoupe Lighthouse.

Free entry.

By Tommy Sverre – 2022

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