Ancienne abbaye de Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Sixt Fer à Cheval

Name: Ancienne abbaye de Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
Address: Sixt Fer à Cheval, France

#3 among attractions in Sixt Fer à Cheval

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Ancienne abbaye de Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Sixt Fer à Cheval

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Sixt Abbey is an abbey of canons regular of the Abondance congregation located in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, in the French department of Haute-Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in France. Founded before 1144, it was closed in 1792 following the French invasion of Savoy.

Only a part of the buildings of the old one remains today. The church and its attic, the former abbey building and the presbytery are registered as historical monuments by decree of February 17, 1997. Since the beginning of 2010, the former abbey site has been the subject of archaeological and historical research.

Since the Middle Ages, the abbey has contributed to ensuring pastoral activity in a high mountain area.

Coordinates: 46°3'21"N, 6°46'36"E

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Sixt Fer à Cheval France

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Ancienne abbaye de Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jaÿsinia, Lac d'Anterne, Refuge Alfred Wills, Mont Buet.

3.1 miNW
Garden, Park, Botanical garden
Jaÿsinia, Samoëns
81 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 miS
Natural 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 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge Alfred Wills
92 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 miSE
Prominent 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 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Gers, Samoëns
77 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 miE
Nature, 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 miS
Natural 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.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gouffre Jean-Bernard
83 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.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de la Vogealle
130 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.
3.1 miNW
Church
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Samoëns
79 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.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic de Tenneverge
143 min walk • Pic de Tenneverge is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, located between the French department of Haute-Savoie and the Swiss canton of Valais. Its summit is 2,985 metre-high and lies within France, 300 metres west of the border with Switzerland. The mountain is located between Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval and Lac d'Emosson.