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Guided tour: the Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs

  • Cultural
  • Guided tour
  • Historic
Chapelle de la miséricorde (pénitents noirs), Rue du Général Gallieni, 06500 Menton
The guided tour of the Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs is led by a Guide-Conférencier approved by the French Ministry of Culture, who will explain all the particularities of the very influential and numerous Confréries de Pénitents from the Middle Ages onwards.
The Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, or Chapelle de la Miséricorde, is a landmark building in Menton, built in 1615 at the instigation of Prince Honoré II Grimaldi and Father Laurent de Brindes. Originally a Capuchin convent, it is distinguished by its sober style and 35-meter bell tower.

In 1818, the chapel became the headquarters of the Confrérie des Pénitents Noirs, dedicated to charitable works and still active today. Every Good Friday, the chapel is at the heart of a solemn procession...

Included

Included
Visit by a Guide-Conférencier approved by the French Ministry of Culture.

Not Included

Not Included
Transportation and related costs to the meeting point.

Services

Services

Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance

Rates

Rates

From 9 May 2025 to 29 August 2025

From 9 May 2025 to 29 August 2025
Adult
4€

Child
2€

Free visits for APA beneficiaries.

Payment methods

Payment methods

Payment methods

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Opening times

Opening times

On 9 May 2025
  • 14:30 at 15:15
Each friday from 23 May 2025 until 6 June 2025
  • 14:30 at 15:15
On 20 June 2025
  • 14:30 at 15:15
On 4 July 2025
  • 14:30 at 15:15
On 18 July 2025
  • 14:30 at 15:15
On 1 August 2025
  • 14:30 at 15:15
On 15 August 2025
  • 14:30 at 15:15
On 29 August 2025
  • 14:30 at 15:15

Subject to favorable weather

Location

Location

Guided tour: the Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs
Chapelle de la miséricorde (pénitents noirs), Rue du Général Gallieni, 06500 Menton

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Town location
  • In the historic centre

Access

Access
  • Zest line N°1, 2, 3 or 6, or free shuttle bus.
    Traverse Saint Michel" stop, then 4-minute walk.
Updated on 28 April 2025 at 11:48
by Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles
(Offer identifier : 7314958)
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