Belley tourism and travel guide

Visit Belley: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: The cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit to Belley
Belley is situated in the Ain department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Belley. For detailed visitor information see the Belley travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Belley in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chambery at 28 km and Cremieu at 34 km.
Belley, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Aix-les-Bains
at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Savoie departmentAix-les-Bains is one of the best preserved 'belle-epoque' spa towns in France...
See Aix-les-Bains guide

Chambery
at 28 km (direction south-east), in the Savoie departmentChambery is a very lively university town which is very pleasant to...
See Chambery guide

Cremieu
at 34 km (direction west), in the Isere departmentWith some of the most extensive medieval ramparts in France, Cremieu also...
See Cremieu guide

Annecy
at 38 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentAnnecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy,...
See Annecy guide

Lake Annecy
Scenery at 38 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentThe towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional...
See Lake Annecy guide

Veyrier du Lac
at 40 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentThe port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on...
See Veyrier du Lac guide

Menthon Saint Bernard
at 41 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentAfter exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat...
See Menthon Saint Bernard guide

Talloires
at 42 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentTalloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the...
See Talloires guide

Perouges
Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction west-north-west)The hillside walled town of perouges is among our favourite villages to...
See Perouges guide

Bourg-en-Bresse
at 61 km (direction north-west)As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow...
See Bourg-en-Bresse guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ain
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Markets in and near Belley
Market days in Belley: weekly market: Saturday;
- Belley: market Saturday (0km)
- Culoz: market Wednesday (12km)
- Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers: market Wednesday (18km)
- Aix-les-Bains: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (19km)
- Morestel: market Sunday (19km)
- Novalaise: market Wednesday & Sunday (19km)
- Albens: market Friday (20km)
- Rumilly: market Thursday (23km)
- Seyssel: market Monday (25km)
- Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin: market Monday (25km)
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Tourist attractions near Belley, France
What to do at Belley? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Belley.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (17km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Perouges (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Cremieu (34km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Massif des Bauges (36km)
- Chartreuse (42km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du Prieuré (18km)
- Parc du château du Touvet (49km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chambery (28km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gorges du Fier (31km)
- Mont Granier (38km)
- Lac d'Annecy (39km)
- Roc de Chere (41km)
- Mont Veyrier (41km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Walibi Rhone Alpes (18km)
Towns of Art and history
- Annecy (38km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Aix-les-Bains (19km)
- Morestel (19km)
- Nances (21km)
- Saint-Vulbas (32km)
Geography and distances
Belley is in the east of France at 61 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Belley is 426 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Belley
Canton: Belley
Arrondissement: Belley
Department: Ain
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 0
Distance to Belley
from Bourg-en-Bresse (prefecture): 61 km
from Paris: 426 km
from Calais: 643 km
from Nice: 261 km
from Bordeaux: 500 km
from Strasbourg: 351 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Belley from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Andert-et-Condon, Arbignieu, Brens, Chazey-Bons, Colomieu, Contrevoz, Cressin-Rochefort, Flaxieu, Magnieu, Marignieu, Nattages, Parves, Pollieu, Saint-Champ, Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses and Virignin.
This page in French: Visiter Belley
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