Samoens travel guide
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Visit Samoens: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Samoens is situated in the Haute-Savoie department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the east of France at 51 km from Annecy, the department capital. (General information: Samoens is 451 km from Paris and 649 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Avoriaz at 13 km from Samoens
Popular places to visit near Samoens: these include Avoriaz at 13 km and Sallanches at 18 km. Jardin botanique alpin La Ja˙sinia is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 1km and Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval is a listed 'grand site of france' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Samoens: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Samoens, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Samoens and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Samoens
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin botanique alpin La Ja˙sinia (1km) : Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (36km) : Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Megeve (26km) : Evian-les-Bains (37km) : Yvoire (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sallanches (18km) : La Roche-sur-Foron (32km) :
- Grand Site of France: Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (9km) :
Map of places to visit near Samoens & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Samoëns
Canton: Samoëns
Arrondissement: Bonneville
Department: Haute-Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 74340
Distance to Samoens
from Annecy: 51 km
from Paris: 451 km
from Calais: 649 km
from Nice: 268 km
from Bordeaux: 586 km
from Strasbourg: 289 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Samoens (within 6 km): Morillon : Verchaix :
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This page in French: Visitez Samoens