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Abbaye d'Aulps

960, route de l'abbaye, 74430 Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
  • Haute-Savoie
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Free visits to the Aulps Abbey

Discover the abbey of Aulps and its unique history, founded in the 11th century to become one of the most powerful monasteries of medieval Savoy!
17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed
© Dep74 - Y. Cerrutti

General public.
Interpretation centre :
The monastic farm of the abbey of Aulps hosts a permanent exhibition dedicated to the daily life of monks in the Middle Ages and the history of the abbey. The estate of nearly 3ha houses a garden of the Simple, medieval vegetable garden and the splendid remains of the Cistercian abbey church Sainte-Marie-d'Aulps (12th century).
Duration: between 1 and 1 hour 30 minutes
Contemporary art in the Abbey of Aulps :
This year, on the theme of plants and nature, discover the exhibitions:
«The memory of the landscape» by Joël GANGLOFF where the artist’s large colorful canvases take us in a real lively garden
«Enclore» by Marie-Hélène RICHARD, an ephemeral work of art installed in the cloister.
«Conversation(s)» by Thomas MONIN, dialogue between an owl and a monumental wolf.
Duration: between 1h and 1h30
Aulps Abbey 3D:
Discover the abbey as it was before its destruction in 1823!
Price for rental of helmets and/ or tablets: 5€
The Abbot’s Treasury:
For children and families
Find the winning combination that will allow you to open the padlock of the abbot’s chest and possibly leave with one of his precious pieces.

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About the location

Abbaye d'Aulps
960, route de l'abbaye, 74430 Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
  • Haute-Savoie
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rich of 700 years of monastic history, the Abbey of Aulps preserves today an area and its various parts, magnificent vestiges of the medieval abbey and, in the old farm, an interpretation center unique in Europe, presenting the life of the Cistercian monks.
Tags
Monument historique i Édifice religieux
Acceso
Car parking, buses, and bus stops nearby.
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