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Annecy travel guide

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Visit Annecy: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Annecy is situated in the Haute-Savoie department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Haute-Savoie department. (General information: Annecy is 434 km from Paris and 643 km from the port at Calais).

For a detailed travel guide see Annecy (page also includes a photo gallery for Annecy)

Popular places to visit near Annecy: these include Lake Annecy at 1 km and Veyrier du Lac at 5 km. Gorges du Fier is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 7km and Roc de Chere is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Tourist classifications for Annecy: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;

Selected places to visit and attractions near Annecy, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Lake Annecy 1km

Veyrier du Lac 5km

Menthon Saint Bernard 7km

Talloires 10km

La Clusaz 23km

Aix-les-Bains 29km

Albertville 33km

Megeve 38km

Belley 38km

Sallanches 39km

Chambery 40km

Saint Gervais Les Bains 45km

Things to see in Annecy and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Annecy

'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du Prieuré (35km) :
National Monuments: Voltaire Chateau (39km) :
Town / village in bloom 4*: Aix-les-Bains (29km) : Megeve (38km) : Nances (43km) :
Towns of Art and History: Albertville (33km) : Chambery (40km) :
Recommended Detour Town: La Roche-sur-Foron (23km) : Sallanches (39km) :