Visit the Abbey with your mobile!

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    Abondance

    As soon as you enter, scan a QR-Code to access our mobile site. With tours and descriptions of the works (in French, English and German) and family fun (available in English), you can explore the site at your own pace and to your heart’s content!

    Scan a QR-Code at the entrance to the site and access a tour guide interface directly on your smartphone! Explore Abondance Abbey, its cloister adorned with murals and sculptures, the sacred art exhibition and the abbey church. Available in French, English and German.

    Follow Augustin! Explore the Abbey on your mobile phone: as soon as you enter, scan a QR-Code to access the family trail on your phone (available in French and English).

    Augustin, a mischievous young novice, will take you on a journey that will take you to every corner of the Abbey. As a family, answer his questions and take up his challenges!

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    Further information

    Last entries 30 minutes before closing time.
    Have a smartphone with an internet connection.

    Opening

    From 26/12/2023 to 30/04/2024
    Opening hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 2 pm and 5 pm. except on January 1st.
    Closed Saturday and Sunday.

    From 01/05 to 30/06/2024
    Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.

    From 01/07 to 31/08/2024
    Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12.30 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.

    From 01/09 to 30/09/2024
    Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.

    From 01/10 to 01/11/2024
    Opening hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 2 pm and 5 pm.
    Closed Saturday and Sunday.

    From 02/11 to 22/12/2024
    Opening hours .
    Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

    Adapted Tourism

    • Mental disability

    Prices

    No extra charge on the site entrance fee.

    Information for booking

    No extra charge on the site entrance fee.

    Payment method

    • Carte bancaire
    • Chèque
    • Chèque Vacances
    • Chèques Vacances Connect-en
    • Espèces
    • Pass culture-en
    • Paiement sans contact-en

    Location

    Abbaye d'Abondance
    Place de l'Abbatiale
    74360 Abondance

    By car: From the banks of Lake Geneva, take the D22 towards the Abondance valley. On foot: from the centre of the village, head towards the Place de l'Abbatiale along the "Montée du Cloître", which runs alongside the town hall and presbytery, then under the porch. The entrance to the site, on the square, is a little further up on the right. Accessible by car from the church square. Car parks located at the entrance or in the centre of the village. Bus line Colombus (Vallée d'Abondance) and line 12 Thonon-les-Bains - Châtel.

    Spoken languages

    • German
    • English
    • French