Misericorde Chapel
Masterpiece of Baroque art set in a privileged location in Nice
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This 18th-century Roman Catholic chapel is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture and is the work of Bernardo Vittone.
The church was built between 1747 and 1770 on the site of former salt storehouses. Vittone used a style typical of Baroque Piamonte churches which had to adapt to a narrow space.
It has a layered structure of domes and its interior is filled with exceptional murals and frescoes, some by Bistolfi. The two 15th-century altarpieces by Miralhet and Bréa stand grandly in the centre.
When to come
The church is open from the beginning of September to the end of July.
