Abbaye de Montmajour

Abbaye de Montmajour is a historical site in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Abbaye de Montmajour is situated nearby to the monastery Montmajour Abbey, as well as near Chapelle Sainte-Croix (Montmajour).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montmajour Abbey and Chapelle Sainte-Croix (Montmajour).

Montmajour Abbey

Monastery

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Montmajour Abbey, formally the Abbey of St. Peter in Montmajour, was a fortified Benedictine monastery built between the 10th and 18th centuries on what was originally an island five kilometers north of Arles, in what is now the Bouches-du-Rhône Department, in the region of Provence in the south of France.

Chapelle Sainte-Croix (Montmajour)

Chapel

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Chapelle Sainte-Croix (Montmajour) is situated 290 metres east of Abbaye de Montmajour.

Castelet hypogeum

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Castelet hypogeum is situated 1 km northeast of Abbaye de Montmajour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include LUMA Arles and Barriol.

LUMA Arles

Neighborhood

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Luma Arles is an arts center in Arles, France created by the LUMA Foundation headed by Swiss arts patron Maja Hoffmann. It encompasses several renovated former railroad factories and the LUMA Tower, a 15,000 square meter tower building designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry for the LUMA Foundation. LUMA Arles is situated 4 km southwest of Abbaye de Montmajour.

Barriol

Quarter

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Barriol is a quarter, which is situated 6 km southwest of Abbaye de Montmajour.

Abbaye de Montmajour

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Arles, Arrondissement of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.70547° or 43° 42′ 20″ north

Longitude

4.66393° or 4° 39′ 50″ east

Elevation

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

8FM6PM47+5H

GeoNames ID

12088694

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