Abbey of Saint-Pons de Nice
The Abbey of Saint Pons is one of the oldest monasteries on the French Riviera, along with Lérins Abbey. It is located in the municipality of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: abbey located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France
- Also known as: “Abbey of St Pons” and “Église Saint-Pons”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Matisse Museum and Gare de Nice-Pont-Michel.
The Matisse Museum
Museum
Photo: Tubantia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Musée Matisse in Nice is a municipal museum devoted to the work of French painter Henri Matisse. It gathers one of the world's largest collections of his works, tracing his artistic beginnings and his evolution through his last works. The Matisse Museum is situated 1 km southwest of Abbey of Saint-Pons de Nice.
Gare de Nice-Pont-Michel
Railway station
Photo: Jesmar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gare de Nice-Pont-Michel is a railway station, which is situated 710 metres southeast of Abbey of Saint-Pons de Nice.
Musée archéologique de Nice-Cimiez
Museum
Photo: Frantz-Samy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musée archéologique de Nice-Cimiez is a museum, which is situated 1 km southwest of Abbey of Saint-Pons de Nice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-André-de-la-Roche and Cimiez.
Saint-André-de-la-Roche
Village
Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-André-de-la-Roche is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Until the 50s, in this small city there was a mountain with the shape of a steppe-pyramid, similar to ancient pyramids from old civilizations.
Cimiez
Suburb
Cimiez is an upper-class neighborhood in Nice, Southern France. The area contains the Musée Matisse and the ruins of Cemenelum, capital of the Ancient Roman province Alpes Maritimae on the Ligurian coast.
Abbey of Saint-Pons de Nice
- Categories: abbey, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nice, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.72505° or 43° 43′ 30″ northLongitude
7.28352° or 7° 17′ 1″ eastInception
1724Height
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
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amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q2820436
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Italian—“Abbey of Saint-Pons de Nice” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sant Pons de Niça”
- Chinese: “尼斯圣蓬修道院”
- Chinese: “尼斯聖蓬修道院”
- French: “abbaye de saint-pons”
- French: “abbaye de Saint-Pons”
- French: “abbaye De Saint-Pons”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Pons de Nice”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Pons de Nice”
- German: “St-Pons (Nizza)”
- German: “St-Pons”
- Italian: “Abbazia di San Ponzio”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bibliothèque Camille Claudel Pasteur and Amphithéâtre Le Galet.
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