St. Marx Abbey

#1810 among destinations in France

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St. Marx Abbey or St. Mark's Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Gueberschwihr in Alsace, founded in about 1105. Since 1845 it has been the principal house of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Marc, rebuilt in 1852 after a disastrous fire. ()

Coordinates: 48°0'26"N, 7°15'1"E

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St. Marx Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Wahlenbourg, Château de Weckmund, Château de Hagueneck, Château de Dagsbourg.

2.4 miNE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Château de Wahlenbourg, Husseren-les-Châteaux
62 min walk • Château de Wahlenbourg is a ruined castle in the commune of Husseren-les-Châteaux, in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. It is a listed historical monument since 1840.
2.4 miNE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Château de Weckmund, Husseren-les-Châteaux
62 min walk • Château de Weckmund is a ruined castle in the commune of Husseren-les-Châteaux, in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. It is a listed historical monument since 1840.
3.3 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Hagueneck
85 min walk • Château de Hagueneck is a ruined castle in the commune of Wettolsheim, in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. It is a listed historical monument since 1923.
2.5 miNE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Château de Dagsbourg, Husseren-les-Châteaux
63 min walk • Château de Dagsbourg is a ruined castle in the commune of Eguisheim, in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. It is a listed historical monument since 1840.
2.4 miNE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Three castles of Husseren-les-Châteaux, Husseren-les-Châteaux
62 min walk • The three castles of Husseren-les-Châteaux, alternatively referred to as the three castles of Eguisheim, stand in the French Vosges in upper Alsace in the department of Haut-Rhin. The group of castles is variously named after the nearby town of Eguisheim, or the village of Husseren-les-Châteaux.
1.2 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Saint Pantaleon Church, Gueberschwihr
31 min walk • The Saint-Pantaléon church, dominated by its Romanesque bell tower, is located in Gueberschwihr, a wine-producing village on the "Alsace wine route" in the French department of Haut-Rhin, south of Colmar.
3.3 miS
Forts and castles, Baroque architecture
Château Wagenbourg, Soultzmatt
85 min walk • Château Wagenbourg is a castle in the commune of Soultzmatt, in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. It has been a listed historical monument since 1987.
2.2 miSE
Church
St. Martin's Church, Pfaffenheim
58 min walk • The church of Saint-Martin de Pfaffenheim is located in the heart of the eponymous village, rue de la Lauch, in the French department of Haut-Rhin. It has the particularity to have two choirs and a separate bell tower of different styles.
2.9 miSW
47°58'8"N • 7°13'24"E
Le Paradis des Sources, Soultzmatt
75 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
3 miNW
Forts and castles
Château des Hattstatt-Schauenbourg
77 min walk • Château des Hattstatt-Schauenbourg is a castle in the commune of Soultzbach-les-Bains, in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. It is a listed historical monument since 2009.
2.4 miNE
48°2'21"N • 7°16'24"E
Les Trois Châteaux, Eguisheim
63 min walk • Forts and castles