Saint-Michel Church
Guide
Photo: Janet McKnight from Oxford, UK · CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeChurchAllow 15–25 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The town's church, with an onion-domed bell tower and a light baroque interior, standing over the centre's lanes, the river and the old priory house.
A brief history
Chamonix grew around a priory founded here in the late 1000s; the present church was rebuilt in the 1700s.
Tips
- Best time
- Any time, as you wander the centre
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 15–25 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually open daily (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Chamonix town centre: The pedestrian centre by the river, with the church, the station and the lifts at either end: lively, handy and the dearest base.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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