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*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Samoens, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Samoens
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Samoens.
Note that all distances from Samoens shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Samoens holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Samoens (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 Haute-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 Samoens and wondering what to do next!
- '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!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Samoens): Morillon and Verchaix.
Getting here
For driving distances to Samoens from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Samoens