Chapelle de l'Annonciade

Chapelle de l'Annonciade stands on the Colline des Pins, about 225 metres above the sea in Menton. The chapel forms part of the Monastère de l’Annonciade, whose hillside position opens across the city and Mediterranean. Quiet surroundings place this historic monument beyond the urban centre, where the landscape preserves links with medieval Menton.

The present chapel dates from the early eighteenth century, when Joseph Bressan received permission to build a private place of worship. It was blessed in 1724. After passing from the Bressan family to the Bosio family, the chapel endured abandonment during and after the French Revolution. Restoration began in 1877, and further municipal work led to its reopening for worship in 1980. Since 1950, the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales have conducted ceremonies there, including the annual Feast of the Annunciation. The hill is considered the last remaining vestige of Podium Pinum, while the chapel still carries Menton’s religious history in a quiet setting above the Mediterranean.