Chambery tourism and travel guide

Visit Chambery: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: Chambery is a very lively university town which is very pleasant to visit and explore
Chambery is situated in the Savoie department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Chambery. For detailed visitor information see the Chambery travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Chambery include "secteur sauvegarde" and "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 Chambery in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Belley at 29 km and Les-7-Laux at 30 km.
Chambery, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Aix-les-Bains
at 14 km (direction )Aix-les-Bains is one of the best preserved 'belle-epoque' spa towns in France...
See Aix-les-Bains guide

Belley
at 29 km (direction north-west), in the Ain departmentThe cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit...
See Belley guide

Les-7-Laux
Ski resort at 30 km (direction south-south-east), in the Isere departmentIts proximity to Grenoble means that the ski resort of Les 7-Laux...
See Les-7-Laux guide

Talloires
at 38 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentTalloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the...
See Talloires guide

Albertville
at 39 km (direction east-north-east)Albertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village on...
See Albertville guide

Menthon Saint Bernard
at 39 km (direction 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

Annecy
at 40 km (direction north-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentAnnecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy,...
See Annecy guide

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

Lake Annecy
Scenery at 40 km (direction north-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentThe towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional...
See Lake Annecy guide

Valmorel
Ski resort at 43 km (direction east)The low-rise buildings and traditional materials help preseve the charm of the...
See Valmorel guide

Grenoble
Ski resort at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Isere departmentKnown as the 'capital of the Alps', Grenoble has a great deal...
See Grenoble guide

Meribel
Ski resort at 52 km (direction east-south-east)Part of the extensive 'Trois Vallées' ski region, Meribel is extremely popular...
See Meribel guide

La Clusaz
Ski resort at 54 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentLa Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts and very popular...
See La Clusaz guide
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Map of places to visit near Chambery
Markets in and near Chambery
Market days in Chambery: weekly market: Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday;
- Chambery: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (0km)
- Challes-les-Eaux: market Tuesday & Friday (6km)
- Novalaise: market Wednesday & Sunday (12km)
- Aix-les-Bains: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (14km)
- Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny: market Wednesday (18km)
- La Rochette: market Wednesday (19km)
- Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin: market Monday (20km)
- Lescheraines: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (21km)
- Le Chatelard: market Friday - seasonal market only (21km)
- Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers: market Wednesday (23km)
More information about Chambery, Rhone-Alpes
Tourist attractions near Chambery, France
What to do at Chambery? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Chambery.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (14km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (47km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Massif des Bauges (21km)
- Chartreuse (22km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du Prieuré (10km)
- Parc du château du Touvet (23km)
- Jardin du musée Hébert (42km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Mont Granier (11km)
- Lac d'Annecy (38km)
- Roc de Chere (38km)
- Gorges du Fier (38km)
- Mont Veyrier (42km)
- Mont Jalla (43km)
- Col de la Croix-de-Fer (44km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Walibi Rhone Alpes (29km)
Towns of Art and history
- Albertville (39km)
- Annecy (40km)
- Grenoble (45km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Nances (10km)
- Aix-les-Bains (14km)
- Morestel (37km)
- Saint-Gervais (53km)
Geography and distances
Chambery is in the east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Savoie department (general information: Chambery is 454 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Chambery
Canton: Chambéry
Arrondissement: Chambéry
Department: Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 73000
Distance to Chambery
from Chambery (prefecture): 1 km
from Paris: 454 km
from Calais: 670 km
from Nice: 233 km
from Bordeaux: 515 km
from Strasbourg: 363 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Chambery from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Apremont, Barberaz, Barby, Bassens, Challes-les-Eaux, Cognin, Jacob-Bellecombette, La Motte-Servolex, La Ravoire, Montagnole, Myans, Saint-Alban-Leysse, Saint-Baldoph, Saint-Cassin, Saint-Jean-d'Arvey, Saint-Jeoire-Prieure, Sonnaz, Verel-Pragondran and Vimines.
This page in French: Visiter Chambery