Tourist attractions Annecy

Annecy lake, the jewel of the Alps and the Savoie region has a very seductive air about it, with summits which frame its dark blue waters. 17km long with an area of 2 800 ha and a depth of 45 m. Which are made up of two basins formerly seperated by a..

The Crêt de Châtillon, rising to a height of 1 699m, affords an exceptional panorama of some of the most famous peaks of the western Alps: the Haut-Faucigny, Mont-Blanc, Vanoise, Ecrins, Aiguilles d'Arves, and Mont Viso ranges, with the mountains aro..

Built on an island in the 12C, the residence of the counts of Geneva has been the state mint, a prison (last in use during the Occupation), law courts and these days it houses Annecy’s Heritage Centre . It makes for an attractive scene, with its for..

By and large a pedestrian area -with houses in archways, circular Italian wells, quays, palaces and churches, there is a certain charm to this old quarter...an entourage or rare harmony.

From the summit, the panorama stretches out over Annecy and the Grand Lac, flanked from left to right by the Bauges, Mont Entrevernes and Semnoz. In fine weather, the glaciers of the Vanoise Massif can be glimpsed in the southeast.

These well-known gorges are lined with galleries that seem to cling to the sheer walls of the gorges, carved out by the Fier below. After passing under two bridges, visitors leave the gorges and reach a cluster of beech trees. Carry on towards the be..

This long and uniform wooded hill near Lake Annecy and the Albanais is of great touristic interest: the Crêt du Maure Forest is ideal for walking (fine lake views from the Super-Panorama chalet) and its highest point, the Crêt de Châtillon, offers ..

From the belvedere of a small café (alt 1 150m), there is superb view of Lake Annecy. Its outline seems strangely winding at the foot of the Taillefer, "disfigured" by an enormous quarry. Note the shallow bank just off Duingt, occupied by l..

This public garden laid out in an arboretum has a large number of species from Europe, America and Asia, noteworthy are the giant sequoias and a gingko biloba ,

The old residence of the counts of Geneva and the dukes of Genevois-Nemours possesses a range of buildings which were used from the 12 to the 16C. and then left abandoned. This chateau houses the Regional alpine lakes observatory (in the Stone Tower)..

This sinuous street, the main street of the old town, is flanked with warmly coloured houses with arches. at n° 18 you will see, the old town house of the president, Antoine Favre, the father of Vaugelas - the first base of the académie florimentane,..

Encompassing Semnoz's last promontory, this forest which is entirely indebted to reafforestation, has a network of tourist paths that lead you to a number of viewing points over the lake of Annecy. From the Chalet Super-Panorama, there is one of the ..

The castle stands on an isolated mound between the Fier and its former bed, known as the "Grande Fosse". Built between the 13C and 16C, it is a fine specimen of Savoyard military architecture; a 36m/118ft-tall round keep towers over it. The..

At the upper end of the town, not far from Lake Annecy, this château seems to soar into the sky as if wishing to emulate the surrounding peaks. Robust yet refined, this 11C-15C building was extensively reworked in the 19C. St Bernard de Menthon, foun..

The Roc de Chère, overlooking Annecy Lake, is a real limestone hill set between Menthon-St-Bernard and Talloires. On this headland, Mediterranean and Boreal flora cohabit within a 68-ha natural reserve. Close to here, within property walls, a funerar..

Built in the 15C for the Dominicans, this Church is a regional landmark because of its hanging roof. The very wide Gothic nave is typical of preaching orders. The side chapels are decorated with armorial bearings and coats of arms. In front and to th..

The prestigious past of the town is recalled in the Island palace(Island palace). There you can see documents on the history of Savoie, a model of the of the town from the 18C. The cells that you pass recall the age when, not so long ago, the Palace ..

The curious building of the Island palace set in the middle of the Thiou in a bow shape. It's the most classic painting of old Annecy.

This church has a tower which is extremely quaintly askew.

Built in 1981 in Bonlieu on the site of the old Cistercian convent, following the drawings of architect Maurice Novarina, this centre is home to the Tourist Office, a library, a theatre, a centre for cultural development and a centre for business dev..