Église Notre-Dame de la Garoupe
Église Notre-Dame de la Garoupe stands on the Garoupe plateau above Antibes, overlooking the Cap d’Antibes. From here, the Catholic sanctuary combines coastal views with centuries of pilgrimage and local devotion. Two naves structure the interior, with Notre Dame de la Garde on the right and Notre Dame de Bon Port on the left. The latter serves as patron saint of Antibes sailors.
Christian pilgrims have visited this hill since around the year 1000, long before the present building took shape. Around 1520, the Cordeliers established a convent here after receiving a donation from René de Savoie. A 1710 retable by Antibes sculptor Joseph Dolle stands in the right sanctuary and received restoration in 2017. Frescoes from 1948 and 1953 portray sailors, Antibes, Pope Gregory XI, and René de Savoie.
About 300 ex-votos cover the walls, with the oldest dating from 1506. These offerings recall survival from shipwrecks, illness, accidents, war, and one escape from a penal colony. A 1575 Byzantine icon, a Bréa-school Assumption, and objects from the siege of Sebastopol add further layers of memory. In July, sailors carry Notre Dame de Bon Port’s fig-tree statue barefoot to Antibes Cathedral and back, wearing blue and white. The sanctuary became a historic monument in 1926, preserving a vivid record of faith, seafaring, and Antibes life.
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