Basilica of Our Lady of the Victory of Lepanto

The Basilica of Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto is an integral part of the city of Saint Raphael. Indeed, it stands on the old port and probably appears on most vacation photos of this area. The pink stone was extracted from Esterel and the architecture attracted my curiosity. Its dome is rounded and I was reminded me of oriental style. Indeed, the church was built in 1887 in the style that was very popular at the time: the Romanesque Byzantine. There is a character in all gold on the façade of the church that cannot be ignored. This is the representation of the archangel Raphael, the symbol of the city.