Albens travel guide
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Visit Albens: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Albens is situated in the Savoie department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the east of France at 24 km from Chambery, the department capital. (General information: Albens is 436 km from Paris and 649 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aix-les-Bains at 11 km from Albens
Popular places to visit near Albens: these include Aix-les-Bains at 11 km and Annecy at 19 km.
Aix-les-Bains is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 11km and Gorges du Fier is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Albens: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Albens, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Albens
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Albens.
Note that all distances from Albens shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Albens holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Albens (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Rhone-Alpes and Savoie gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Albens and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du Prieuré (17km) : Parc du château du Touvet (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Aix-les-Bains (11km) : Annecy (19km) : Nances (25km) : Morestel (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chambery (24km) : Albertville (38km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Roche-sur-Foron (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Albens & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Albens
Canton: Albens
Arrondissement: Chambéry
Department: Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 73410
Distance to Albens
from Chambery: 24 km
from Paris: 436 km
from Calais: 649 km
from Nice: 254 km
from Bordeaux: 521 km
from Strasbourg: 340 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 16 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Albens): Alby-sur-Cheran, Bloye, Cessens, Chainaz-les-Frasses, Epersy, Hery-sur-Alby, La Biolle, Marigny-Saint-Marcel, Massingy, Mognard, Saint-Felix, Saint-Germain-la-Chambotte, Saint-Girod, Saint-Offenge-Dessous, Saint-Ours and Saint-Sylvestre.
Getting here
For driving distances to Albens from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Albens