Albertville tourism and travel guide

Visit Albertville: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Albertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village on the hill above, the highlight

Albertville is situated in the Savoie department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Tourist classifications for Albertville include "town of art and history".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Albertville in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Valmorel at 22 km and Talloires at 24 km.

Albertville, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Beaufort

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

Beaufort is one of the smallest Alpine ski resorts, which attracts skiers...

See Beaufort guide

Valmorel

Ski resort at 22 km (direction south-south-east)

The low-rise buildings and traditional materials help preseve the charm of the...

See Valmorel guide

Talloires

at 24 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Savoie department

Talloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the...

See Talloires guide

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 26 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Savoie department

After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat...

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide

La Clusaz

Ski resort at 27 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Savoie department

La Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts and very popular...

See La Clusaz guide

Megeve

Ski resort at 28 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Megeve is among the most prestigious of the French ski resorts and...

See Megeve guide

Veyrier du Lac

at 29 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Savoie department

The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on...

See Veyrier du Lac guide

Meribel

Ski resort at 29 km (direction south-east)

Part of the extensive 'Trois Vallées' ski region, Meribel is extremely popular...

See Meribel guide

Lake Annecy

Scenery at 32 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Savoie department

The towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional...

See Lake Annecy guide

Annecy

at 33 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Savoie department

Annecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy,...

See Annecy guide

Courchevel

Ski resort at 34 km (direction south-east)

Courchevel, ski resort in the 'Three Valleys region', is also popular with...

See Courchevel guide

Les Arcs

Ski resort at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

Centred around Bourg-Saint-Maurice and within the Paradiski ski region, the Les Arcs...

See Les Arcs guide

Sallanches

at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

While Mont-Blanc and the mountain scenery is the main attraction, Sallanches itself...

See Sallanches guide

Saint Gervais Les Bains

at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

It is the views of, and access to, Mont-Blanc which is the...

See Saint Gervais Les Bains guide

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Map of places to visit near Albertville

Markets in and near Albertville

Market days in Albertville: weekly market: Thursday;

• Albertville: market Thursday (0km)
• Faverges: market Wednesday (12km)
• Aiguebelle: market Tuesday (15km)
• Le Chatelard: market Friday - seasonal market only (20km)
• Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny: market Wednesday (21km)
• Lescheraines: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Thones: market Saturday (24km)
• La Clusaz: market Monday (27km)
• Megeve: market Friday (28km)
• Brides-les-Bains: market Wednesday (28km)

More information about Albertville, Rhone-Alpes

Tourist attractions near Albertville, France

What to do at Albertville? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Albertville.

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (39km)

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (57km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sallanches (36km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (44km)
• La Roche-sur-Foron (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Massif des Bauges (20km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du Prieuré (41km)
• Parc du château du Touvet (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chambery (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roc de Chere (24km)
• Lac d'Annecy (27km)
• Mont Veyrier (31km)
• Col de la Colombière (37km)
• Gorges du Fier (38km)
• Mont Blanc (41km)
• Mont Granier (43km)
• Col de Romme (43km)
• Glacier des Bossons (44km)
• Aiguille du Midi (45km)
• Le Brévent (46km)
• Lac d'Anterne (48km)
• Lac Cornu (48km)
• Mer de Glace (50km)
• Montenvers (50km)
• Cascade du Rouget (53km)
• Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Annecy (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Megeve (28km)
• Aix-les-Bains (37km)

Geography and distances

Albertville is in the east of France at 39 kilometres from Chambery, the department capital (general information: Albertville is 468 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Albertville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Allondaz, Cesarches, Esserts-Blay, Gilly-sur-Isere, Grignon, La Bathie, Mercury, Monthion, Notre-Dame-Des-Millieres, Pallud, Plancherine, Queige, Sainte-Helene-sur-Isere, Thenesol, Tournon, Tours-en-Savoie, Venthon and Verrens-Arvey.

This page in French: Visiter Albertville