Festin de la Saint-Pierre
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Edition 2025 — Saint-Pierre
The 2025 Festin de la Saint-Pierre took place on the weekend of June 28th and 29th in Villefranche-sur-Mer, perpetuating the centuries-old tradition of honoring fishermen and lost sailors. The ceremonies brought together residents and visitors around the port for a mass, a procession, and the traditional throwing of flower wreaths at sea.
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Festin de la Saint-Pierre 2025
The 2025 edition of the Festin de la Saint-Pierre took place on the weekend of June 28th and 29th in Villefranche-sur-Mer. True to tradition, the festival began on Saturday with a mass at the Saint-Pierre chapel, adorned with the famous frescoes by Jean Cocteau, followed by a procession carrying the statue of the patron saint of fishermen through the narrow streets of the old port.
On Sunday morning, the high mass at the Saint-Michel church brought the community together, before the most solemn moment: the throwing of flower wreaths into the bay in memory of lost sailors. The aperitif offered on the port by the Association of Old Sailors then opened the popular festivities of the day, in the magnificent setting of the most beautiful bay on the French Riviera.
Highlights
- Mass at the Saint-Pierre chapel decorated by Jean Cocteau
- Procession of the statue of Saint Peter through the old port
- High mass at the Saint-Michel church on Sunday morning
- Throwing of flower wreaths at sea in memory of lost sailors
- Aperitif offered by the Association of Old Sailors
- Traditional boats (pointus) decorated in the port
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Where does it take place — Saint-Pierre
Port de Villefranche-sur-Mer
Port de la Darse et Chapelle Saint-Pierre, 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer