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Monastère de Cimiez (Cimiez Convent) Frommer's Highly Recommended


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Hours Museum Mon-Sat 10am-noon and 3-6pm. Church daily 9am-6pm
Location Place du Monastère, Cimiez
Phone 04-93-81-00-04
Prices Free admission

Review of Monastère de Cimiez (Cimiez Convent)

The convent embraces a church that owns three of the most important works by the locally prominent Bréa brothers, who painted in the late 15th century. See the carved and gilded wooden main altarpiece. In a restored part of the convent where some Franciscan friars still live, the Musée Franciscain is decorated with 17th-century frescoes. Some 350 documents and works of art from the 15th to the 18th centuries are on display, and a monk's cell has been re-created in all its severe simplicity. Also visit the 17th-century chapel. From the magnificent gardens, you'll have a panoramic view of Nice and the Baie des Anges. Matisse and Dufy are buried in the cemetery.

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