Pugny-Chatenod: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Nature and Location

Pugny-Chatenod is located on the slopes of Revard and overlooks Lac du Bourget.

Renting a holiday apartment in Pugny-Chatenod can be part of planning your stay.

Culture

Fernand Portal was a pioneer of ecumenism. The Monastère Notre-Dame de l’Unité has had a varied history of use: the main building was initially a spa hotel and subsequently an orphanage before becoming a monastery in 1971.

The Chapelle de l’Unité is a chapel in the shape of a Greek cross, built in 1926. Its crypt can be visited; the chapel also contains the mortal remains of Fernand Portal. The Chapelle Notre-Dame de l’Unité has a floor plan in the shape of a Greek cross and a dome inspired by the Christian Orient.

The Monastère Notre-Dame de l’Unité is visited by pilgrims who appreciate the beauty of the site and the very beautiful mountain hikes in its surroundings. The Chapelle Notre-Dame de l’Unité can only be reached on foot. The Monastère Notre-Dame de l’Unité is located near the village of Pugny-Chatenod at an altitude of less than 700 metres.

The monastery’s Saint-Joseph Church welcomes visitors and regular services are held there. The current parish church of Saint-Maurice replaced an older church, whose materials were reused for the new construction; the new building was constructed according to a regular floor plan with two side chapels. The parish church of Saint-Maurice contains a group of seven stained-glass windows depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds.

Hiking

The Sur les Traces de la Crémaillère hike is moderately difficult, 13 kilometres long, and leads downhill through Pugny-Chatenod.

Stage 5 of the GR® des Grands Lacs passes through Pugny-Chatenod. On the way to Aix-les-Bains, it runs downhill along the route of the former rack railway.

The Balade autour de Mouxy hike is an easy 7.3-kilometre circular hike and passes through Pugny-Chatenod.

Golet de la Pierre is mentioned for more athletic hikers.

History

The historic rack railway to Revard ran from Aix via Mouxy and Pugny-Chatenod towards Revard. Of the historic site Ancienne gare et pont de Pugny, only the bridge abutments remain visible; the station and the water tower have disappeared.

Local Information

The boutique of the Monastère de Bethléem sells jams, small pastries, elderflower syrup, honey and aromatic herbs made at the monastery.

Further navigation: Les Coches, Hautecour, Plancherine, S状eez, Lescheraines, Valmorel, Granier, Brison-Saint-Innocent

To the higher-level travel overview: Savoie.