Ganagobie Abbey
Ganagobie Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Ganagobie in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. It is part of the Solesmes Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation and as such focuses on Gregorian chant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: abbey located in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in France
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Extérieur du Prieuré de Ganagobie and Roman Bridge of Lurs.
Extérieur du Prieuré de Ganagobie
Church
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Extérieur du Prieuré de Ganagobie is a church, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Ganagobie Abbey.
Roman Bridge of Lurs
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roman Bridge of Lurs is situated 1½ km south of Ganagobie Abbey.
Théâtre Marius
Theater building
Photo: Espirat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Théâtre Marius is a theater building, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Ganagobie Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ganagobie and Lurs.
Ganagobie
Village
Photo: Royonx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ganagobie is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is the site of a Benedictine monastery, the Abbey of Our Lady of Ganagobie.
Lurs
Village
Photo: Etienne Baudon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lurs is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is noted for the triple murder nearby of Sir Jack Drummond and his wife and daughter in 1952. Lurs is situated 3½ km southwest of Ganagobie Abbey.
Peyruis
Village
Photo: Rainbow0413, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peyruis is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Peyruis is situated 4½ km northeast of Ganagobie Abbey.
Ganagobie Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastery, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Ganagobie, Arrondissement de Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.99734° or 43° 59′ 50″ northLongitude
5.90723° or 5° 54′ 26″ eastElevation
493 metres (1,617 feet)Open location code
8FM7XWW4+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 406992569OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Slovak—“Ganagobie Abbey” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Abdy van Ganagobie”
- Basque: “Ganagobieko monasterioa”
- Czech: “Klášter Ganagobie”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Ganagobie”
- Dutch: “Klooster van Ganagobie”
- French: “abbaye de Ganagobie”
- French: “abbaye Notre-Dame de Ganagobie”
- French: “Abbaye Notre-Dame de Ganagobie”
- French: “Monastere de Ganagobie”
- French: “Monastère de Ganagobie”
- German: “Prieuré de Ganagobie”
- Japanese: “ガナゴビー修道院”
- Slovak: “Kláštor Ganagobie”
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as La Fontaine aux oiseaux and Plateau de Ganagobie.
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