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Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Roc
Castellane
Dimensions
perched some 184 m above Castellane on a limestone crag
Period
Main construction in the 12th century, remodelled in 1590, 1775 and 1861
What stands there
1 chapel, polychrome stone facade (alternating tufa and limestone)
Perched on a limestone crag towering 184 m above Castellane, this 12th-century chapel was remodelled in 1590, 1775 and then 1861, its south facade alternating tufa and limestone in polychrome stonework. Owned by the commune, it was the subject of a regional inventory of architectural heritage in 2008.
Base Mérimée — Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Roc ↗
Getting there : Free admission, footpath from Castellane
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de SenezCathedral · Senez · 12 km
- Chapelle Notre-Dame de la FleurChapel · Thorame-Haute · 21 km
- Chapelle Notre-Dame de Beauvoir et l'étoile de MoustiersChapel · Moustiers-Sainte-Marie · 23 km
- Chapelle Notre-Dame de MontaiguChapel · Bargemon · 24 km
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'EntrevauxCathedral · Entrevaux · 26 km
- Lac de Sainte-Croix et le village englouti des Salles-sur-VerdonLegendary lake / pond · Les Salles-sur-Verdon · 28 km