Search results
Notre-Dame de la Garde (literally: Our Lady of the Guard), known to local citizens as la Bonne Mère (French for 'the Good Mother'), is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France, and the city's best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assumption Day pilgrimage, it is the most visited site in Marseille.
Learn about the history, architecture and meaning of the emblem of Marseille, a monument that watches over the city and the sea. Discover how to visit it from different perspectives and enjoy its panoramic views, its exhibitions and its popular beliefs.
This monument of Marseille is located on the highest hill near the Old Port, at an altitude of 150 meters. The bell tower of Notre Dame de la Garde reaches a height of 41 metres. The golden statue of Mary dominating the basilica is 11.20 metres long and weighs nearly 9,796 kg!
- Rue Fort du Sanctuaire, 13281 Marseille
- 13281.6B
Nov 24, 2020 · Notre-Dame de la Garde, called “la bonne mère” by Marseille’s citizens, is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France, and the city’s best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assumption Day pilgrimage, it was the most visited site in Marseille.
Learn about the origins and evolution of Notre-Dame de la Garde, the basilica that dominates the city of Marseille from a hilltop. Discover its religious and cultural significance, its mosaics, its bell and its panoramic views.
People also ask
What is Notre-Dame de la Garde?
Why was Notre Dame de la Garde built?
How to visit Notre Dame de la Garde?
Is Notre Dame de la garde free?
The sheet Photos Video Map. Notre-Dame de la Garde, in Provençal, Nostre-Damo de la Gardo, often nicknamed "the Good Mother", is one of the minor basilicas of the Roman Catholic Church. It is located between the districts of Roucas Blanc, Endoume and Vauban, on a limestone peak 149 meters above sea level raised 13 meters thanks to the walls ...
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde . Work +33 (0)4 91 13 40 80; contact@notredamedelagarde.com; Rue Fort du Sanctuaire. 13006 MARSEILLE
