Religious, Spiritual sights in Côte D’Azur
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Église du Gesù
Jutting above the rooflines are the spires of some historic churches including the baroque Cathédrale Ste-Réparate and its stunning glazed terracotta dome, built around 1650; the blue-grey and yellow Église du Gesù, close to rue Rossetti, whose baroque ornamentation also dates from the mid-17th century; and the mid-18th- century Chapelle de la Miséricorde, next to place Pierre Gautier.
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Basilique St-Michel Archange
From place du Cap a ramp leads to Southern France's grandest baroque church, the Italianate Basilique St-Michel Archange with creamy façade is flanked by a 35m-tall clock tower and 53m-tall steeple (1701-03).
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Cathédrale Ste-Réparate
Jutting above the rooflines of Vieux Nice are the spires of some historic churches, including the baroque Cathédrale Ste-Réparate and its stunning glazed terracotta dome, built around 1650.
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Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs
Up the steps from the Basilique St-Michel Archange is apricot-coloured Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs, built in 1689, which has an ornate trompe l'œil cupola inside.
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Chapelle de la Miséricorde
Chapelle de la Miséricorde was built in 1645 with a pretty bell tower and colourful tiled dome.
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Église Notre Dame d'Esperance
Perched at the top of La Croisette is 12th-century Église Notre Dame d'Esperance.
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Église St-Jacques Le Majeur
Blue-grey and yellow Église St-Jacques Le Majeur can be found in in Vieux Nice.
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