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A springly week…

Enjoy a week at Lake Annecy with the return of the sunny days

Annecy

Day 1

  • Visit the old town and its market (Tuesday, Friday or Sunday)
  • Discover secrets of the Museum-Castle, Palais de l’Ile or International Centre for Animated Film
  • Go for an unusual discovery: treasure hunt, gyropode or the Virée tour
  • Walk along the lake and take a boat cruise
The old town of Annecy
Annecy Old Town

© Chemin2Traverse / Annecy Old Town

The Plateau des Glières

Day 2

  • Discover the history of the Plateau es Glières and the Monument de la Résistance
  • Taste a typical dish in one of the restaurants
  • Take a hike on the plateau or one of the surrounding peaks
  • Stay in the evening to watch the stars
The Plateau des Glières
The Glières Plateau and the National Monument to the Resistance

© Tilby Vattard / The Glières Plateau and the National Monument to the Resistance

Alby-sur-Chéran

Day 3

  • Visit the old medieval town of Alby-sur-Chéran
  • Push the doors of the Museum of shoemaking and of the Ciergerie Blanchet
  • Take the “Chaos of the Chéran” walk
  • Observe the landscape from the Abime bridge
  • Try fishing in the wild Chéran river
The Pays d’Alby
The old village of Alby-sur-Chéran

© Gilles Piel / The old village of Alby-sur-Chéran

  • Treasure hunt in Annecy

    © Gilles Piel / Treasure hunt in Annecy

  • Stargazing

    © Monica Dalmasso / Stargazing

  • View of the Pont de l'Abîme and the Saint-Jacques Towers

    © Monica Dalmasso / View of the Pont de l'Abîme and the Saint-Jacques Towers

Talloires-Montmin

Day 4

  • Visit the village and the Bay of Talloires
  • Hike to the Angon waterfall
  • Go up to the Col de la Forclaz
  • Take off on a paragliding experience!
Go paragliding
Paragliding over Lake Annecy

© Tilby Vattard / Paragliding over Lake Annecy

Lovagny / Vaulx

Day 5

  • Walk through the breathtaking Gorges du Fier
  • Visit the Castle of Montrottier
  • Wander through the Secret Gardens
Along the Fier
The Castle of Montrottier

© Yan Gaëtan Olivo / The Castle of Montrottier

Aravis

Day 6

  • Discover the Aravis
  • Stroll through the market in Thônes
  • Walk around the Lac des Confins in Grand-Bornand
  • Learn about the history of skiing and reblochon cheese at the Hameau des Alpes in La Clusaz
Maturing Reblochons

© Philippe Royer / Maturing Reblochons

Lake Annecy

Day 7

  • Rent a bike to ride around the lake
  • Take a break in the lakeside villages
  • Discover the Sentier des Roselières, the Réserve naturelle du bout du lac or the Roc de Chère
  • Admire the Castle of Duingt and the Castle of Menthon
  • After the walk, relax in a wellness area
Equipment rental
View of the lake from Talloires

© Gilles Piel / View of the lake from Talloires

  • A family visit to the Secret Gardens

    © Monica Dalmasso / A family visit to the Secret Gardens

  • The Imperial Palace Spa

    © Matthieu Cellard / The Imperial Palace Spa

  • The National Collection of Asian flowering cherry trees

    © Monica Dalmasso / The National Collection of Asian flowering cherry trees

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