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Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde
Garde Hill
Marseille
Marseille & Aix en Provence
France
Type: Religious Site
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Marseille
Marseille & Aix en Provence
France
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Whether or not you are interested in this church, built on an ancient fortified site, climb up anyway to enjoy the panoramic view of virtually all of Marseille. Garde Hill, the highest point in the city, has been a defensive lookout and communications beacon site since Roman times and possibly even earlier.
The current church is built in a Romano-Byzantine style that was fashionable in the mid-19th century. It stands on foundations that were part of a 13th-century fortified church. The bell tower is crowned with an enormous gilded statue of the Virgin which can be seen from everywhere in Marseille and is known by one and all as La Belle Mère, the Beautiful Mother. Bus Route 60.
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