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Historic organs in the Roya-Bevera valleys
Seven unique instruments in France to discover in Sospel, Breil-sur-Roya, Saorge, Fontan, La Brigue and Tende (in a 30km itinerary).
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  Reign of Baroque Art
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In the 17th century, in response to the rise of Protestantism, the Church decided to strike the minds of the faithful with a demonstrative theatrical art blending architecture, painting, sculpture and music.

  
 

Its remarkably rich baroque heritage is a major cultural focus of interest for tourism on the French Riviera: more than eighty monuments, churches, chapels, palaces and citadels to discover along the Route du Baroque Nisso-Ligure.

  

   
 

Nice & Menton, gems of Baroque art
 




The 17th century was an essential period in the evolution of Nice. In the profusion of the Baroque Age, the city acquired its own identity, distancing itself once and for all from its Provençal roots.

  
 

The remarkably decorated parvis of Saint-Michel church offers a sumptuous setting for the Music Festival of Menton every summer.