NOTRE-DAME-DE-LA GARDE Home Page An Astonishing Architectural Style... ...And Astonishing Particularities Our Lady of the Guard in numbers "Our Good Mother" from all directions Let's go Inside... A story of abiding tenacity living Faith To Welcome You FORUM A few books

On the eastern side the basilica may be reached by calm entangled little streets which also end up in the pine forest. Comment : if we had followed along the east side of the hill in 1974 we would have seen the regrettable demolition of an installation dating from the industrial age of iron ( from the mid 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century) : the steam-powered hydraulic lift. On the western side, you can climb up to Our Lady of the Guard using a stairway which while not unpleasant, is the least typical part of the hill.