Annecy tourism and travel guide

Visit Annecy: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: Annecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy, enhanced further by the mountain backdrop
Annecy is situated in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Annecy. For detailed visitor information see the Annecy travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Annecy include "town of art and history" and "ville fleurie 4*".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Annecy in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Veyrier du Lac at 5 km and Menthon Saint Bernard at 7 km.
Annecy, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Lake Annecy
Scenery at 1 km (direction east-south-east)The towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional...
See Lake Annecy guide

Veyrier du Lac
at 5 km (direction east-south-east)The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on...
See Veyrier du Lac guide

Menthon Saint Bernard
at 7 km (direction east-south-east)After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat...
See Menthon Saint Bernard guide

Talloires
at 10 km (direction south-east)Talloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the...
See Talloires guide

La Clusaz
Ski resort at 23 km (direction east)La Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts and very popular...
See La Clusaz guide

Aix-les-Bains
at 29 km (direction south-west), in the Savoie departmentAix-les-Bains is one of the best preserved 'belle-epoque' spa towns in France...
See Aix-les-Bains guide

Albertville
at 33 km (direction south-east), in the Savoie departmentAlbertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village on...
See Albertville guide

Belley
at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ain departmentThe cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit...
See Belley guide

Megeve
Ski resort at 38 km (direction east)Megeve is among the most prestigious of the French ski resorts and...
See Megeve guide

Sallanches
at 39 km (direction east)While Mont-Blanc and the mountain scenery is the main attraction, Sallanches itself...
See Sallanches guide

Chambery
at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Savoie departmentChambery is a very lively university town which is very pleasant to...
See Chambery guide

Beaufort
at 40 km (direction east-south-east), in the Savoie departmentBeaufort is one of the smallest Alpine ski resorts, which attracts skiers...
See Beaufort guide

Saint Gervais Les Bains
at 45 km (direction east)It is the views of, and access to, Mont-Blanc which is the...
See Saint Gervais Les Bains guide

Valmorel
Ski resort at 54 km (direction south-east), in the Savoie departmentThe low-rise buildings and traditional materials help preseve the charm of the...
See Valmorel guide
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Markets in and near Annecy
Market days in Annecy: weekly market: Tuesday all day & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday;
- Annecy: market Tuesday all day & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (0km)
- Seynod: market Wednesday (2km)
- Annecy-le-Vieux: market Wednesday (2km)
- Rumilly: market Thursday (15km)
- Thones: market Saturday (15km)
- Albens: market Friday (19km)
- Faverges: market Wednesday (22km)
- Lescheraines: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (22km)
- Seyssel: market Monday (23km)
- Le Grand-Bornand: market Wednesday (23km)
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Tourist attractions near Annecy, France
What to do at Annecy? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Annecy.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (30km)
National Monuments
- Voltaire Chateau (39km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- La Roche-sur-Foron (23km)
- Sallanches (39km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Massif des Bauges (24km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du Prieuré (35km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chambery (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Mont Veyrier (4km)
- Lac d'Annecy (6km)
- Gorges du Fier (7km)
- Roc de Chere (9km)
- Col de la Colombière (29km)
- Mole (34km)
- Col de Romme (37km)
- Cascade de la Diomaz (44km)
- Roc d'Enfer (49km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Walibi Rhone Alpes (54km)
Towns of Art and history
- Albertville (33km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Aix-les-Bains (29km)
- Megeve (38km)
- Nances (43km)
Geography and distances
Annecy is in the east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Haute-Savoie department (general information: Annecy is 434 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Annecy
Canton: Annecy
Arrondissement: Annecy
Department: Haute-Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 74000
Distance to Annecy
from Annecy (prefecture): 2 km
from Paris: 434 km
from Calais: 643 km
from Nice: 261 km
from Bordeaux: 537 km
from Strasbourg: 322 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Annecy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annecy-le-Vieux, Argonay, Cran-Gevrier, Epagny, Lake Annecy, Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Metz-Tessy, Meythet, Montagny-les-Lanches, Naves-Parmelan, Poisy, Pringy, Sevrier, Seynod, Veyrier-du-Lac and Villaz.
This page in French: Visiter Annecy