Our Lady of the Fountains

Local nameChapelle Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines
LocationLa Brigue, France

Our Lady of the Fountain is a Roman Catholic shrine located four kilometers from La Brigue, France, very close to the Italian border. The name derives from seven local springs that emerge from the rocks. It is one of the main tourist destinations in La Brigue, receiving up to 12,000 tourists per year.

The shrine is noted for a huge 15th-century fresco painting, depicting the cycle of Passion of Christ by Giovanni Canavesio. Some of the outstanding frescoes of the chapel have been reproduced in the Musée national des Monuments Français in Paris.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Fountains_(La_Brigue)

Address (Unnamed Road), 06430, France

Coordinates 44°3'44.385" N 7°39'15.732" E

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