Monastère de Lérins, Île Saint-Honorat

Name: Monastère de Lérins
Address: Île Saint-Honorat, France

#2 among attractions in Île Saint-Honorat

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The fortified monastery, or tower-monastery, is a building located in France in the commune of Cannes in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

It is built from the end of the XI th century by the abbey of Lérins on the south coast of the island of Saint-Honorat in the bay of Cannes to protect the island, the monastery and its occupants.

The building has been classified as a historical monument since 1840.

Coordinates: 43°30'19"N, 7°2'52"E

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Les Îles de Lérins (Île Saint-Honorat)Île Saint-Honorat France

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Monastère de Lérins – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Promenade de la Croisette, Palais des Festivals, Île Saint-Honorat, Château de la Napoule.

3.3 miN
Shopping district, Shopping, Historic walking areas
Promenade de la Croisette, Cannes
84 min walk • Nestled along the sparkling shores of the French Riviera, the Promenade de la Croisette in Cannes is a quintessential symbol of glamour and luxury. This famed road stretches approximately 2 kilometers along the Mediterranean coast and is lined with palm trees...
3.5 miNW
Sizable convention center with festivals
Palais des Festivals, Cannes
89 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the French Riviera, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès is the epicenter of glamour in Cannes, France. This modern convention center is renowned for hosting the prestigious Cannes Film Festival annually, where the illustrious Palme d'Or is...
~1050 ftNW
Historical monastery on a unique island
Île Saint-Honorat, Île Saint-Honorat
6 min walk • Lérins Abbey is a Cistercian monastery on the island of Saint-Honorat, one of the Lérins Islands, on the French Riviera, with an active monastic community. There has been a monastic community there since the 5th century. The construction of the current monastery buildings began around 1073.
5.4 miW
Forts and castles, Art gallery, History museum
Château de la Napoule, Mandelieu-la-Napoule
138 min walk • The Château de la Napoule is a restored French castle, located in Mandelieu-la-Napoule in the Alpes-Maritimes Department of France, It has been classified as an historical landmark since 1993, and the gardens are listed by the French Ministry of Culture as among the Notable gardens of France.
2.9 miN
Church
St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cannes
73 min walk • St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cannes is an Eastern Orthodox church in Cannes, France. The parish of the church has been, for most of its history, under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe, an exarchate of the Ecumenical...
3.7 miNW
43°33'2"N • 7°0'37"E
Notre-Dame d'Esperance, Cannes
94 min walk • Church
5.5 miW
43°30'59"N • 6°56'21"E
Port de la Rague, Théoule-sur-Mer
140 min walk • Sailing, Marina, Diving
3.8 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Memorial
Villa Domergue, Cannes
97 min walk • The Villa Domergue is a historic mansion in Cannes. It was built in 1926 for painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue. The garden was designed from 1926 to 1936. The house was turned into a museum in honor of Domergue from 1962 to 1973, and it was subsequently used as an official venue by the city of Cannes.
3.9 miNW
Memorial, Vernacular architecture
Villa Rothschild, Cannes
100 min walk • The Villa Rothschild is a historic mansion in Cannes. It was built in 1881 for Betty Rothschild, James Mayer de Rothschild's widow. It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1991.
4 miNW
Memorial
Villa Romée, Cannes
103 min walk • The Villa Romée is a historic mansion in Cannes. It was built in 1928 for Marcelle Aron, the widow of Jacques Isidore Gompel, a World War I veteran. It was designed by architects Georges-Henri Pingusson and Paul Furiet. The garden was built in 1929. Aron sold the house in 1935.
3.6 miNW
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Musée de la Castre, Cannes
93 min walk • The Musée des Explorations du Monde, formerly the Musée de la Castre, is a museum in Cannes, located in the remains of the medieval castle of the monks of Lérins in Le Suquet. Labeled "Musée de France", it presents collections belonging to the city...