The Saint Michel du Var Orthodox monastery was founded in 1981 in a deserted and virginal scrubland, in the heart of the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France.
A multi-faceted place where all the activities associated with its vocation as a Bishopric, Monastery, Parish and sacred Ecosite take place.
One can visit the church of Byzantine architecture, entirely painted with Romanesque frescoes (700m²), the crypt of Saint Mary Magdalene and the Russian proto-chapel with a Red Cedar roof. The frescoes were created by the iconographic painter Vadim Garine.
Small hostel for around twenty people is avaialble.
Opening: Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Telephone reception: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Prices: Free access.
Shortest distances by car
From Paris: 8 hr 32 min (862 km) via A6 and A7
From Marseille: 1 hr 32 min (126 km) via A8
From Nice: 1 hr 25 min (103 km) via A8
From Toulouse: 4 hr 53 min (490 km) via A61 and A9
From Monaco: 1 hr 44 min (126 km) via A8
From Andorra: 6 hr 39 min (616 km) via A9
From Madrid: 12 hr 11 min (1,196 km) via A-2
From Moscow: 35 hr (3,191 km) via E30/M1
From Belgrade: 15 hr 4 min (1,429 km) via E70
From Istanbul: 25 hr (2,378 km) via E70
From Bern: 6 hr 49 min (704 km) via A7
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