Tourist attractions Talloires

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..

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..

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.

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 ..

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.

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..

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..

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..

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 ..

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,..

Manigod valley is very well preserved and the river Fier flows through it. Houses, mainly chalets, are perched on the mountainside, where fir trees and orchards harmoniously complete the landscape.

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..

This museum is set up in the old Great Seminary is a beautiful 17th century building that is representative of Sardinian architecture. On display are the collections of the Paul Payot foundation consisting of numerous works illustrating the mountain ..

This sanactuary, built in 1930, attracts many pilgrims for the Saint François celebrations (24th January) and during the Great novena (grande neuvaine) in August. Lavishly decorated inside, the sanctuary keeps relics of St François de Sales and St Je..

This 2 ha park adorned with beautiful trees and an aviary, has a lakeside sports complex, and an old luxury hotel now used as a conference hall after which the park is named.

Straddling the Vassé canal, this bridge volunteers a pretty view of the shady stretch of water, busy with small craft, on one side, and of the enchanting clump of trees on Swan Island (l'île des Cygnes) on the other.