Getting here AULPS ABBEY DISCOVERY CENTRE • The Aulps Discovery Centre is 25km from Thonon-les-Bains, 35km from Cluses and 7km from Morzine via the D902. It is also accessible from the Abondance Valley via the Col du Corbier (D32). • For buses from Thonon : SAT buses, tel +33 (0) 4 50 71 85 55. Prices • Buses in the valley – “Balad’Aulps Bus” (winter and summer only) : Includes entrance to both exhibitions and abbey stops at the abbey. grounds (map included). Free parking for cars and coaches. Adult : €6.50 Group* discount - adult : €5.20 Child (6 - 16 yrs) : €3.50 Group* discount - child : €2.80 Annual membership (per person) : €10 *Group = min. 20 pers. Lausanne Discounted entrance for : Balad’Aulps Bus passengers, students, handicapped persons, GIA, Cesam and Côté Evasion members. Lake Geneva Free entrance for : Children under 6yrs (with parent/guardian), MultiPASS Thonon Evian Portes du Soleil card holders, M’ra card holders, group leaders (1 per 10 children, 1 per 20 adults), bus drivers. To complement your visit : Annemasse • Mp3 audio tour in English to accompany you around Geneva Morzine the grounds and gardens : €2.50 (one player per person). Les Gets Unusual guided tour of the abbey in July and August each Wednesday at 4pm (in French) : €2.50. Bonneville Annecy Martigny • Groups : Guided tours are available in French and Cluses English all year; please book in advance : €2.20 per Chamonix person (up to 20 persons, fixed tariff €44). Opening times • From 15 June to 15 September, 10 am to 7 pm every day ; AULPS ABBEY DISCOVERY CENTRE • At other times, 2 pm to 6.30 pm (closed Saturdays) Domaine de découverte de la vallée d’Aulps 961 route de l’Abbaye • Group visits available in English in the mornings by prior 74430 Saint-Jean d’Aulps – FRANCE reservation. Tel : +33 (0) 4 50 04 52 63 – Fax : +33 (0) 4 50 38 40 36 • Ticket office shuts 1 hour before the centre closes for Email : [email protected] the day. Latitude : 46°14’36.26 ‘’. N x longitude : 06°38’53.5 ‘’. E • Annual closure from 2 November to 14 December, 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. • Tearoom : open from 15 June to 15 September from12am to 6.30pm. www.abbayedaulps.fr Photo credits: Yvan TISSEYRE/OTVA – B. Mottet/DDVA – Laurent Geslin – Laurent – B. Mottet/DDVA TISSEYRE/OTVA Yvan Photo credits: For groups of adults Accords majeurs à Aulps : tasting Sovoyard cheeses Discover the valley’s story here and abbey beers. Groups of 10 or more, minimum age 18 years, €15 per person. By reservation only, and according to availability. Take the abbey audio tour in English ! Visit the abbey at your pace – and in English - with the help of our virtual guide, Hugo Anglicus ! Lasts about 30 minutes. 9 1 2 8 Events at the Abbey during the year 3 4 10 • Meeting of Craft Breweries in May 7 • Festival of Honey and Bees in July 5 14 • European Heritage Days in September 6 • Monastic Market in October • New Temporary Exhibitions Every Year 11 The Aulps Abbey Discovery centre also offers... 12 • A tearoom where visitors ILLUSTRATION valentinjoel.free.fr can relax and sample 13 original products in the abbey’s tranquil setting. In summer, try the Prior’s lunchtime menu ! • A shop bursting with souvenirs to Map of the Grounds take home 1 car park with you. 2 bridge access 3 entrance 4 permanent exhibition 5 temporary exhibition 6 toilets 7 tearoom With its interactive displays and 8 shop explanations in English, the centre’s 9 abbey ruins permanent exhibition offers a 10 planted cloister quadrant fascinating glimpse of how Cistercian monks lived here in the Middle Ages. 11 cellars Visitors can also find out why the abbey 12 medicinal plant garden was destroyed after being a monastic 13 medieval vegetable garden centre for 700 years, until 1793. 14 bee hives.