Franciscan Monastery of Saorge and Notre-Dame des Miracles church

  • Historic site and monument
  • Religious heritage
  • Convent
  • Baroque
  • 17th C
  • Classified
Elevation : 530m
Monastère de Saorge, 06540 Saorge
From the esplanade of the Monastery where you can contemplate Saorge "village in the sky" hanging in ampitheatre from the restanques, enter a world of serenity: the baroque Franciscan convent, with the church and its terraced garden in a green valley.
The village of Saorge overlooks the Roya Gorge at the gates of Mercantour Park. Listed at the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, the Monastery, a former Francosiscan convent founded in 1633, is baroque in style. It has retained its original structure, painted decorations and food garden. The Church has remarkable walnut woodwork, paintings and liturgical objects. The cloister is decorated with 17th century frescoes illustrating the episodes of the life of St Francis of Assisi, as well as an exceptional set of nine period sundials. The refectory preserves 17th-century frescoes on monastic virtues. The garden, a veritable haven of peace open to the mountains, consists of an organic vegetable garden and an orchard, arranged in terraces with several irrigation basins linked together.
The monastery welcomes writers, translators, writers-in-residence writing from April to October.
- For the visually impaired public, the Monastery offers mediation tools: a tactile model and tour guides in Braille and thermoformed leaflets, very well designed, produced by a specialised association in collaboration with the Valentin Haüy association.
- For the mentally handicapped public, adapted tours are offered, in-house, by reservation.
- For the deaf and hearing-impaired, the Monastery can call upon the services of LSF interpreters, externally, by reservation and only for groups.
- To date, for the time being, no specific accessibility equipment is available for people with motor disabilities.

Guided tours included in the entrance fee at 10.30 am, 2.30 pm, 4 pm.
Duration approx. 1 hour.

Services

Services

Animals accepted

Services offered

Quality standards

Quality standards
Qualité Tourisme™Qualité Tourisme™

Rates

Rates

Free of charge for :
- Under 18s (families and school groups excluded)
- 18-25 years old (European Union citizens and non-European legal residents in France)
- Disabled people and their companions
- Jobseekers (on presentation of a certificate less than 6 months old)
- Education pass (valid)
- The first Sunday in January, February, March and November

For all other free rates and measures, please contact us.

Payment methods

Payment methods

Payment methods

Bank/credit cardBank/credit card
CheckCheck
CashCash

Openings

Openings

From 1 February 2025 until 31 May 2025

From 1 February 2025 until 31 May 2025
Monday
Closed

Tuesday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00

Wednesday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00

Thursday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00

Friday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00

Saturday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00

Sunday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00

From 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm
Guided tour at 11am and 2.30pm
Exceptional closure on 1 May.

Location

Location

Franciscan Monastery of Saorge and Notre-Dame des Miracles church
Elevation : 530m
Monastère de Saorge, 06540 Saorge

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • English
  • French
  • Italian

Environment

Environment
  • In the country
  • Mountain view

Access

Access
  • The Monastery is a 10-minute walk from the Saorge eastern quarter turnaround, near the retirement home.
    Updated on 03 February 2025 at 09:50
    by Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles
    (Offer identifier : 4742366)
    Report mistake