Hautecombe Abbey, Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille

Name: Hautecombe Abbey
Address: 3700 route d'Hautecombe, Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille, 73310, France
Telephone: +33 4 79 54 26 12

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Hautecombe Abbey, Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille

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Hautecombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, later a Benedictine monastery, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille near Aix-les-Bains in Savoy, France. For centuries it was the burial place of the members of the House of Savoy. It is visited by 150,000 tourists annually. ()

Local name: Abbaye d'Hautecombe Unesco: from 2011Coordinates: 45°45'10"N, 5°50'22"E

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3700 route d'HautecombeSaint-Pierre-de-Curtille 73310 France

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+33 4 79 54 26 12

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

Nearby attractions include: Lac du Bourget, Dent du Chat, Lac de Barterand, Grande Maison de Boigne.

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