Things to do in Chambéry
Around Chambéry, Notrebellefrance lists 17 tourist sites within 18 km, including 5 castles, 4 waterfalls, 2 towns and cities and 2 lakes. Not to be missed: Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aix-les-Bains and Château des ducs de Savoie.
Lac d'Aiguebelette
The 3rd largest natural lake in France, with emerald waters, largely private and closed to motor boats, at the foot of the Épine mountain.
Aix-les-Bains
A spa town renowned since Roman times, nestled on the shores of Lake Bourget, the largest natural lake in France.
Château des ducs de Savoie
Built at the end of the Montjay hill (Chambéry), the château des Ducs de Savoie was the main residence of the House of Savoy from 1295 to 1563.
Cascade de la Doria
A stone's throw from Chambéry, the Doria waterfall falls about sixty metres in the heart of the Bauges massif, at the end of a short shaded hike from the Chaffardon car park.
Château de La Bâtie-Seyssel
The château de La Bâtie-Seyssel has been partially listed on the historic monuments inventory since 1954.
Cascade de Couz ou de Saint-Cassin
The Couz waterfall, also called the Saint-Cassin waterfall, is at the hamlet of Couz in the commune of Saint-Cassin, in Savoie, at the foot of the Chartreuse massif.
Château Thomas II
The Château was originally only a simple dwelling, a hunting lodge built on land acquired in 1248 from the Priory of Le Bourget by Thomas II of Savoy, count of Flanders and Hainaut, count of Piedmont from 1244 to 1259.
Château de la Roche du Roi
The château was built in 1897. It is a concentrate of multiple references, with 4 corner turrets, a central keep and magnificent Art Nouveau decoration.
Château de Bourdeau
The castle was built in the eleventh century on the ruins of a Roman castrum. According to the writer Albanis de Beaumont, it is one of the oldest in Savoy.
Le centre nautique d'Aix-les-Bains
Bateaux du lac du Bourget et du Haut-Rhône
Sail with us on Lac du Bourget, the largest natural lake in France, on the Savières canal and on the Haut-Rhône.
Aillons-Margeriaz
Les Gorges et canyon du Grenand
The "La combe du Grenand" path, starting from the commune of La Bridoire, takes you to discover river erosion, to meet gorges, giants' kettles and waterfalls.
Le Lac du Bourget
Lac du Bourget is the largest natural lake in France, 18 km long, surrounded by the Épine massif, La Chambotte, the Mont du Chat, Mont Revard and the Bauges.
Grottes de Saint Christophe
A cave sculpted by glacial waters, where vast halls follow one another, riddled with giants' kettles.
Gorges et cascade du Sierroz
The surroundings of Aix-les-Bains, blessed by nature and patiently enhanced by people, offer wide potential.
Chambéry
Former capital of the dukes of Savoy nestled between the Bauges and Chartreuse massifs, whose Elephants fountain adorns the heart of the old town.