Alex tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Menthon Saint Bernard at 5 km from Alex

Visit Alex: highlights and tourist information

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

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Menthon Saint Bernard at 5 km and Veyrier du Lac at 5 km.

Alex, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 5 km (direction south-west)

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

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide

Veyrier du Lac

at 5 km (direction west)

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

See Veyrier du Lac guide

Talloires

at 6 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Talloires guide

Lake Annecy

Scenery at 8 km (direction west)

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

See Lake Annecy guide

Annecy

at 9 km (direction west)

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

See Annecy guide

La Clusaz

Ski resort at 14 km (direction east)

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

See La Clusaz guide

Albertville

at 27 km (direction south-east), in the Savoie department

Albertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village on...

See Albertville guide

Megeve

Ski resort at 30 km (direction east)

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

See Megeve guide

Sallanches

at 31 km (direction east)

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

See Sallanches guide

Beaufort

at 32 km (direction east-south-east), in the Savoie department

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

See Beaufort guide

Aix-les-Bains

at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Savoie department

Aix-les-Bains is one of the best preserved 'belle-epoque' spa towns in France...

See Aix-les-Bains guide

Saint Gervais Les Bains

at 37 km (direction east)

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

See Saint Gervais Les Bains guide

Chambery

at 43 km (direction south-west), in the Savoie department

Chambery is a very lively university town which is very pleasant to...

See Chambery guide

Belley

at 45 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ain department

The cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit...

See Belley guide

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Map of places to visit near Alex

Markets in and near Alex

• Thones: market Saturday (7km)
• Annecy-le-Vieux: market Wednesday (8km)
• Annecy: market Tuesday all day & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (9km)
• Seynod: market Wednesday (10km)
• La Clusaz: market Monday (15km)
• Le Grand-Bornand: market Wednesday (15km)
• Faverges: market Wednesday (16km)
• La Roche-sur-Foron: market Thursday (21km)
• Lescheraines: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Rumilly: market Thursday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Alex, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (35km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (46km)

National Monuments

• Voltaire Chateau (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Roche-sur-Foron (21km)
• Sallanches (31km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Massif des Bauges (24km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du Prieuré (40km)
• Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chambery (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Veyrier (4km)
• Roc de Chere (6km)
• Lac d'Annecy (6km)
• Gorges du Fier (16km)
• Col de la Colombière (22km)
• Mole (29km)
• Col de Romme (30km)
• Cascade de la Diomaz (40km)
• Roc d'Enfer (44km)
• Lac d'Anterne (45km)
• Cascade du Rouget (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Annecy (9km)
• Albertville (27km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Megeve (30km)
• Aix-les-Bains (34km)
• Nances (48km)

Geography and distances

Alex is in the east of France at 9 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Alex is 441 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bluffy, Dingy-Saint-Clair, La Balme-de-Thuy, Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Naves-Parmelan, Talloires and Veyrier-du-Lac.

This page in French: Visiter Alex