St. Magdalene Church, Sixt Fer à Cheval
#1 among attractions in Sixt Fer à Cheval
Facts and practical information
The Sainte-Madeleine de Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval church is a French Catholic abbey church, located in the Haute-Savoie department, in the commune of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval.
Sixt Fer à Cheval France
St. Magdalene Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Jaÿsinia, Lac d'Anterne, Refuge Alfred Wills, Mont Buet.
- 3.1 miNWGarden, Park, Botanical garden
Jaÿsinia, Samoëns
80 min walk • Jaÿsinia is a botanical garden specializing in alpine flowers, located in Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. It is open daily except when there is snow on the ground; admission is free.
- 4.6 miSNatural attraction, Body of water, Park
Lac d'Anterne, Passy
117 min walk • Lac d'Anterne is a lake near Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, in the commune of Passy in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is located in the Sixt-Passy nature preserve.
- 3.6 miSAlpine hut, Hiking
Refuge Alfred Wills
93 min walk • Refuge Alfred Wills is a mountain hut in the French Alps in Haute-Savoie. The current shelter, bearing the same name, was built in 1981. At 1,808 metres in altitude, it is the site of the former pasture Anterne more commonly called "Cottages Anterne". It is surrounded by five private cottages.
- 4.2 miSEProminent peak with Mont Blanc views
Mont Buet
108 min walk • The Mont Buet is a mountain of the Chablais Alps in Haute-Savoie, France.
- 3 miSWNature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Gers, Samoëns
78 min walk • Lac de Gers is a lake above Samoëns in Haute-Savoie, France. The lake's water level varies seasonally up by 2 m. Its maximum surface area is 6.5 ha.
- 4.6 miENature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Cheval Blanc Mountain
118 min walk • Le Cheval Blanc is a mountain in the Chablais Alps on the Swiss-French border. It overlooks the lake of Vieux Emosson on its eastern side.
- 5.2 miSNatural attraction, Mountain
Pointe d'Anterne, Passy National Nature Reserve
134 min walk • Pointe d'Anterne is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Chablais Alps. It has an altitude of 2733 metres above sea level.
- 6.2 miSWNature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Flaine, Flaine
159 min walk • Lac de Flaine is a lake at Flaine in Haute-Savoie, France. Its surface and depth vary seasonly. Maximum depth can reach 10.5 m in May and only 0.75 m in winter, while the surface area varies from 12 ha to 1.5 ha.
- 3.2 miNNature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gouffre Jean-Bernard
82 min walk • Gouffre Jean-Bernard or Réseau Jean Bernard, sometimes known simply as Jean Bernard, is one of the deepest caves known in the world. It is in the Alps in Samoëns, France. The first entrance to the cave was found by the French caving group Groupe Vulcain in 1963.
- 5 miNENature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de la Vogealle
129 min walk • Lac de la Vogealle is a lake in Haute-Savoie, France. It is located below the Dents Blanches and nearby the Cirque de Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval at an elevation of 2001 m. The lake's surface area varies seasonally.
- 3 miNWChurch
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Samoëns
78 min walk • The church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Samoëns is a former collegiate church, located in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the commune of Samoëns, France. It is one of the ancient collegiate churches of the Diocese of Geneva.