Halloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’

Friday 31 October 2025

from 14:00

Location : Abbaye d'Abondance
  • Halloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_Abondance
  • Halloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_Abondance
  • Halloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_Abondance
  • Halloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_Abondance
  • Halloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_Abondance
Halloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_AbondanceHalloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_AbondanceHalloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_AbondanceHalloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_AbondanceHalloween at the Abbey | ‘The Elixir of Shadows’_Abondance

Presentation

As Halloween approaches, spirits awaken at Abondance Abbey... Quick, only the recipe for the Elixir of Shadows can save us! Will you be able to find all the ingredients before the souls escape from the prison tower?
Thrills guaranteed at Abondance Abbey for Halloween!

Long ago, a secret knowledge was recorded in a precious manuscript by a canon of the abbey. This potion, known as the Elixir of Shadows, was said to have the power to summon or repel wandering spirits. But one day, the manuscript disappeared, and with it, the recipe... which protected the abbey from wandering spirits.

Today, a strange commotion is troubling Abondance Abbey as Halloween approaches. Whispers echo through the museum's corridors, songs escape from ancient manuscripts, fleeting shadows appear on paintings, fruit disappears from the orchard... and legend has it that if the potion is not reconstituted before midnight, the souls imprisoned in the abbey's prison tower will be freed forever...

Your mission? Find the ingredients hidden in the most mysterious corners of the abbey and recreate the recipe before it's too late!

But be careful, at each stage, only take what you need. If you're too greedy, you might find yourself in the cauldron!
OpeningsFriday 31 October 2025 from 2 pm.
General information
  • Accessible tourism :
    • Not accessible in a wheelchair
  • Accessibility Criteria for Mental Impairment :
    • Mental disability
    • Accessibility Criteria for Mental Impairment
Event details
  • Art and culture :
    • Historic
    • Various arts
    • Art and culture
Proposed service(s)
  • Services :
    • 6 yrs old min
    • 12 yrs old max

To know

RecommandationPlease bring suitable outdoor clothing depending on the weather conditions,

Tarifs

FaresMinMax
30/10/2024 - 31/10/2025
One price7.00ۈ partir de 6 ans
One price: 7 €.
  • Payment methods :
    • Cheque
    • Cash
    • Bank/credit card
    • Chèques Vacances
    • Connect Travellers Cheque
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Location
Abbaye d'Abondance
Place de l'Abbatiale
74360
Abondance
  • Spoken language(s) :
    • French

Location

From the shores of Lake Geneva, access via RD22 or detour via Plateau de Gavot (depending on season), towards Vallée d'Abondance (approx.40 min).

Free parking, electric recharging points, bicycle parking.

Entrance to the site is at Place de l'abbatiale, in the heart of the village.
Access to the church is independent (no visits during services).

On foot: from the village center, walk to Place de l'Abbatiale along the “Montée du Cloître” past the town hall and presbytery, then under the porch. The entrance to the site, located on the square, is a little further up on the right.

Accessible by car from the church square.
Parking available at the entrance or in the village center.

Served by EVA'D line C during school vacations.