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The architectural heritage of Cuges les Pins goes back up to 1509. You still can see some ancient streets, with numerous decorated facades (painted friezes).

The notable monuments are:

- The ‘Saint-Antoine Chapel’: it was built, at the exact place of the chapel of the former castle, by the famous Marseilles architect, Monnier, in 1896.
- The church: was built in 1869 on the exact place of the former church (1509). This former church had been judged uncomfortable and not very esthetical even though it had replaced the church, which was up on the hill, when the village was moved down in the plain.
- The clock: the clock-tower was built in 1824.
It replaces the 18th century-clock tower, which had been built on the top of the people’ house.
At that time, the inhabitants wanted to know the official hour.
It was destroyed in 1811 because it was about to fall on the surrounded houses and could only strikes 19 times!
- The fountains and 8 dispersed oratories: you can find on the Liberation place the 'Fontaine Moussue'. The first fountain used to drip and so, in winter, huge patches of ice could be found down the street. The actual fountain was built during the 1830's. If you get closer, you will see stone-lions heads.
- The ‘Glandèves Castle’: is today a private property. When it was decided to move the whole village, in 1509, the castle had to be moved too. The actual castle used to belong to the Lords of Cuges les Pins, the Glandèves.

The village has rehabilitated a jas, ‘the Frederic’s jas’, in a shelter on the GR 98 path, reachable by the Angel’s pass.

An originality of the village is in the presence on its territory of the attraction park, OK Corral.

 


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