Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
The abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou is a monastery built in 1009 in the Pyrenees of Northern Catalonia on Canigó mountain in present-day southern France near the Spanish border. Pau Casals wrote a composition entitled "Sant Martí del Canigó" for Orchestra.
- Monastery
- …lies at an elevation of 999 metres (3,278 feet)
- Description: abbey located in Pyrénées-Orientales, in France
- Also known as“Saint-Martin-du-Canigou”“Sant Martí del Canigó”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin-le-Vieux de Casteil and Église Saint-Martin de Casteil.
Église Saint-Martin-le-Vieux de Casteil
Church
Église Saint-Martin-le-Vieux de Casteil is a church, which is situated 290 metres northwest of Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou.
Église Saint-Martin de Casteil
Church
Église Saint-Martin de Casteil is a church, which is situated 620 metres northwest of Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou.
Castell de Vernet cemetery
Cemetery
Castell de Vernet cemetery is situated 700 metres northwest of Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casteil and Vernet-les-Bains.
Vernet-les-Bains
Vernet-les-Bains is a village in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in south-west France.
Sahorre
Village
Sahorre is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Sahorre is situated 3½ km west of Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou.
Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
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Latitude
42.52788° or 42° 31′ 40″ north
Longitude
2.40068° or 2° 24′ 2″ east
Open location code
8FJ4GCH2+57
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Canigóko San Martin abadia”
- Catalan: “Sant Martí del Canigó (Castell de Vernet)”
- Catalan: “Sant Martí del Canigó”
- Czech: “Klášter Saint-Martin du Canigou”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Saint-Martin-du-Canigou”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Martin du Canigou”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Martin du Canigou”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou de Casteil”
- French: “Sant Martí del Canigó”
- German: “Abbaye Saint-Martin du Canigou”
- German: “Abtei Saint-Martin du Canigou”
- Japanese: “サン＝マルタン・デュ・カニグー修道院”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de San Martín del Canigó”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de São Martinho do Canigou”
- Slovak: “Kláštor Saint-Martin du Canigou”
- Spanish: “abadia de San Martin del Canigo”
- Spanish: “abadía de San Martín del Canigó”
- Spanish: “Abadía de San Martín del Canigó”
- Swedish: “Saint-Martin du Canigou”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sahorre and Fillols.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Gorges de Saint-Vincent and Bureau de Poste de Vernet Les Bains.
Pyrénées-Orientales: Highlights
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