Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde Basilica

Basilica tops the city at 160 meters above sea level and offers a magnificent panorama of the city, the seal and the surrounding mountains. Built in the middle of the 19th century (circa 1850), the "Good Lady" as the locals knick-named their beloved Basilica, it is crowned with a beautiful statue of the Virgin Mary. Its architecture is Roman-oriental, Byzantine, colourful. It contains a huge number of ex-votos or votive offerings, rather original, in the shape of boats created by sailors wives. Splendid mosaics can be seen in the nave and the dome of the choir. Over two million pilgrims visit the Basilica each year.