Things to do in Annecy
Around Annecy, Notrebellefrance lists 21 tourist sites within 25 km, including 6 castles, 4 waterfalls, 2 theme parks and 2 ski resorts. Not to be missed: Annecy, Château d'Annecy and Les Gorges du Fier.
Annecy
Nicknamed the "Venice of the Alps" for its canals lined with colourful houses, this Savoyard prefecture overlooks the clear waters of its lake.
Château d'Annecy
It was built in successive stages from the twelfth to the end of the sixteenth century, then left to decay in the seventeenth and served as barracks until 1947.
Les Gorges du Fier
The Lovagny region, with its famous Gorges du Fier, offers tourists attractions that contrast strangely with the luminous splendours of the shores of Lake Annecy.
Palais de l'Isle
The Palais de l'Isle is a former manor house dating from 1132. At the end of a courtyard is a small Orthodox chapel.
Lac d'Annecy
Lake Annecy, sometimes nicknamed the "blue lake", is a lake in France located in the Alps, in Haute-Savoie.
Château de Montrottier
This fortress was built between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. It is a pentagonal fortress whose plan is ordered around a cylindrical machicolated keep.
Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard
The present castle is the result of a long history that runs from the twelfth century to the First World War.
Les Jardins Secrets
Les Jardins Secrets, an unusual and poetic site in Haute-Savoie.
Cascade et Canyon d'Angon
Château de Thorens
Inhabited by the de Sales family since 1602, the castle is built on the old fort of 1060.
La Forêt des Epouvantails
Le Hameau du Père Noël
Téléphérique du Salève
Open your eyes wide, you rise to 1,100 m in only 5 minutes! A free exhibition tells you the story of this jewel of architecture and technology. Take the themed paths and set off to conquer the Salève.
Château de Faverges
Its origins go back to the thirteenth century. It is built sheltered by the massifs of the Dent de Cons and the Sambuy, overlooking the little town of Faverges at 500 m altitude. A true castle entirely renovated.
Gorges et cascade du Sierroz
The surroundings of Aix-les-Bains, blessed by nature and patiently enhanced by people, offer wide potential.
Grotte et Cascade de Seythenex
The tumultuous waters of the Saint-Ruph rise at the Col d'Orgeval in the Bauges massif.
la Cité médiévale de La Roche sur Foron
La Clusaz
Le Grand Bornand
Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges
The Massif des Bauges Regional Nature Park was created on 7 December 1995. It groups 65 communes of which 46 in Savoie and 19 in Haute-Savoie, plus 6 gateway towns.
Vitam' Parc
Between Lake Geneva, Lake Annecy and Mont Blanc, at the foot of the Salève, 10 minutes from Geneva, in architecture one with nature, Vitam'Parc brings together activities beneficial for body and mind.