Tamié Abbey

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Tamié Abbey is a Cistercian monastery, located in the Bauges mountain range in the Savoie region of France. It was founded in 1132, as a daughter house of Bonnevaux Abbey, by Peter of Tarentaise, who was also the first abbot. It continues as a Trappist community of 30 monks, famous for its cheese, Abbaye de Tamié. ()

Local name: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Tamié Coordinates: 45°41'12"N, 6°18'15"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Tamié Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Halle Olympique d'Albertville, Château de Chevron, Arcalod, Pécloz.

3.7 miSE
Historical place, Comedy club, Sport venue
Halle Olympique d'Albertville, Albertville
95 min walk • Halle Olympique is an indoor arena located in Albertville, France. For the 1992 Winter Olympics, it hosted the figure skating and the short track speed skating events.
1.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de Chevron, Mercury
46 min walk • The Château de Chevron is a redesigned and remodelled castle in the commune of Mercury in the Savoie département of France. It was owned by the powerful Quilliard family.
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Arcalod
94 min walk • Arcalod is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps and has an elevation of 2,217 metres above sea level. Arcalod has a prominence of 1,713 metres and is thus an ultra prominent peak. It is the 4th most prominent peak in the French Alps.
5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pécloz
134 min walk • Pécloz is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps and has an elevation of 2,197 metres above sea level.
5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trélod
134 min walk • Trélod is a mountain of Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps and has an elevation of 2,181 metres above sea level.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent de Cons
95 min walk • Dent de Cons is a mountain of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps and has an elevation of 2,062 metres.
4.6 miE
Church
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Albertville
119 min walk • The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption or Saint-Grat church is a church located in France at Conflans in the commune of Albertville, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Négresse
56 min walk • Négresse is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range. It has an elevation of 1,720 metres above sea level.
4.6 miE
45°40'15"N • 6°23'50"E
Maison Rouge, Albertville
118 min walk • Forts and castles
4.1 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Faverges, Faverges
104 min walk • The castle of Faverges is an old fortified castle, of the XIIIth century, reworked in the XVth century, located at the border of the county of Savoy and the county of Geneva, which stands on the commune of Faverges-Seythenex in the department ...
5.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Gye, Giez
135 min walk • The castle of Giez, also known as Gy or Gye, is an old fortified house of the thirteenth century, remodeled in the sixteenth century and restored in the nineteenth century, which stands on the town of Giez a French commune, in the department ...