Cannes boasts a remarkable natural and architectural heritage: the Castre Museum and its tower, its hotels, and its beautiful residences, as well as numerous religious buildings, including the Church of Notre-Dame de Bon Voyage.
The town of Cannes regularly calls upon public sponsorship in partnership with the Heritage Foundation. Today, the town is launching an appeal for donations to restore the Church of Notre-Dame de Bon Voyage and ensure its longevity.
Inspired by Romanesque architecture, the Church of Notre-Dame de Bon Voyage was built in 1878 by architect Laurent Vianey, renowned for illustrious buildings in Cannes. It was constructed on the site of a 16th-century chapel that had become too cramped for worship. Napoleon chose this chapel to bivouac for several hours upon his return from the island of Elba on the night of March 2, 1815.
Aside from this nationally significant event for the chapel, numerous local historical events punctuate the history of the Church of Notre-Dame de Bon Voyage: the wedding of the Count of Voguรซ in 1882 and the funeral of the Duke of Vendรดme in 1934.
Today, the appeal for donations aims to help the town finance work on the interior (nave and transept, elevation and coverage of the choir, etc.) and the exterior (cleaning, protection, and repair of the flanks, etc.).
