A crossroads for the great spiritual ideas of the late 11th century, a meeting place for saints and a crucible for monastic reform, it was from the abbey of Molesme in Burgundy that a group of monks set off around 1094. Their destination? A small possession of the Counts of Savoy: the Vallée d'Aulps (Vallée des Alpages in Latin), with the aim of founding a monastery in line with their spiritual ideal: "a laboratory of monasticism", as it were, more clearly oriented towards eremitism than cenobitism.
Thanks to numerous land donations, the monastery became one of the most powerful in medieval Savoy.
Since summer 2007, the restored and transformed former monastic farmhouse has been home to an interpretation center. A remarkable scenography, completely renovated in November 2020, allows visitors to discover in a simple and entertaining way the daily life of monks in the Middle Ages, their functions within the community, the relationship between Aulps Abbey and Savoie, the surprising story of its destruction and the secrets of medicinal plants.
- Historic site and monument
Notre Dame d'Aulps abbey
Savoie Mont Blanc's choice
About
Prices
Adult: 7 €
Child : 3.50 €
Group adults: 5.60 €
Group children : 2.80 €.
Free entry for children < 6 years.
Child entry valid for 6 - 16 years.
Group rate available for > 20 people.
Methods of payment accepted : Bank/credit card, Check, Travellers Cheque, Cash
Reception
Opening
From 01/04 to 14/06 between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed on Saturday.
Closed exceptionally on May 1st.
From 15/06 to 15/09, daily between 10 am and 7 pm.
From 16/09 to 30/09 between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed on Saturday.
From 01/10 to 31/10 between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Labels and rating
Services
- Room hire
- Shop
- Tourist brochures
- Restaurant
- Leisure Center
- Restaurant
- Meeting room
- Parking nearby
- Coach parking
- Free car park
- Bicycle parking
- Car park
- Bar
- Defibrillator
- Picnic area
- Exhibition space
- Toilets
- Permanent exhibition
- Temporary exhibition
Contacts
Access
- Hearing disability
- Mental disability
- Visual disability
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Incline >5% but reasonable
Information update on 03/06/2024 by Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Savoie