Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Guide
Photo: Montgomery06 · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$12ChurchAllow 30–45 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Five onion domes in green, gold and pink tiles above a red-brick and grey-marble church, and inside, a carved wooden screen covered in icons.
A brief history
Built in the early 1900s for the large Russian community that wintered on the Riviera; it's the biggest Orthodox cathedral in Western Europe.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning
- Cost
- ≈ €7 (check)
- Allow
- 30–45 min
- Hours
- Usually 9:00–18:00, closed to visitors during services (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The centre, station and seafront: Place Masséna, the main shopping avenue, the station and the Promenade des Anglais: handy for trains, with most of the city's hostels.
- Dress code
- Covered shoulders and knees, no shorts; women may be asked to cover their hair (check)
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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