Chapelle Saint-Pierre de Villefranche-sur-Mer — Attraction in Nice

Beautiful chapel from the outside, couldn't wait to get inside...when we went in I paid €8 for my sister and I with a €50 note. The woman gave me my change, and tucked the note into her money bag. A few moments later she called me back and accused me of taking back the €50 note!! I emptied the contents of my hand bag, which was practically just the change she had given me and lipgloss, she refused to believe me until my sister told her she watched her tuck it into her bum bag. And low and behold, she took the wad of notes out and there the €50 note was among the €10 notes! Needless to say this tainted our visit by being called a thief! And in...

I saw a couple leaving the Church 20 minutes before closing. I ran back to my AirBNB to get money for a donation, returned with 15 minutes before closing, and the woman inside told me she was closed. Despite asking, then pleading to let me just look for a quick minute, she refused. She said I could come back another day. I explained to her that it was my last day in France and I would be 6000 miles away - back in Los Angeles - before then. She said no. She was so rude from the moment she saw me come in - and I came in with a beaming smile. What is the world coming to if this is what happens...

It was built in the 16th century and then completely abandoned, resulting in it being used in the 19th century as a storage area by local fishermen. Now the little church has regained its old religious glory thanks to the famous artist and filmmaker, Jean Cocteau, who saw the deserted church and fell in love with it at first sight. So he financed its restoration in the 1950s and, in fact, created some very beautiful murals depicting the fishermen of Villefranche-sur-Mer in their everyday life. The chapel is open for visits from Wednesday to Sunday and the entrance fee is 3...