Contamine-sur-Arve tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Clusaz at 25 km from Contamine-sur-Arve

Visit Contamine-sur-Arve: highlights and tourist information

Contamine-sur-Arve is situated in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Clusaz at 25 km and Yvoire at 27 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Contamine-sur-Arve, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Contamine-sur-Arve in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

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

La Clusaz

Ski resort at 25 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See La Clusaz guide

Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction south-south-east)

The village of Yvoire on the banks of Lake Geneva is extraordinarily...

See Yvoire guide

Thonon les Bains

at 28 km (direction north-north-east)

Tourist activity here at Thonon-les-Bains on Lac Leman is based around the...

See Thonon les Bains guide

Morzine

Ski resort at 29 km (direction east)

Morzine is a popular ski resort within the Portes du Soleil ski...

See Morzine guide

Lake Annecy

Scenery at 30 km (direction south-west)

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

See Lake Annecy guide

Veyrier du Lac

at 30 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Veyrier du Lac guide

Divonne-les-Bains

at 30 km (direction north-west), in the Ain department

A pleasant 19th century spa town, Divonne-les-Bains also now has a leisure...

See Divonne-les-Bains guide

Annecy

at 30 km (direction south-west)

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

See Annecy guide

Sallanches

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Sallanches guide

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 32 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide

Talloires

at 33 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Talloires guide

Abondance

at 34 km (direction east-north-east)

It will be the mountain scenery around Abondance that dominates your visit,...

See Abondance guide

Avoriaz

Ski resort at 34 km (direction east)

The use of local materials for building and the stunning location make...

See Avoriaz guide

Evian

at 34 km (direction north-east)

Evian is a very lovely town, also well known as a spa...

See Evian guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Haute-Savoie

Map of places to visit near Contamine-sur-Arve

Markets in and near Contamine-sur-Arve

• Viuz-en-Sallaz: market Monday (6km)
• Reignier: market Saturday (6km)
• La Roche-sur-Foron: market Thursday (7km)
• Bonneville: market Tuesday & Friday (7km)
• Boege: market Tuesday (10km)
• Ville-la-Grand: market Sunday (11km)
• Annemasse: market Tuesday & Friday (11km)
• Gaillard: market Saturday (12km)
• Cluses: market Monday (20km)
• Saint-Julien-en-Genevois: market Friday (20km)

Hotels near Contamine-sur-Arve

More information about Contamine-sur-Arve, Rhone-Alpes

Tourist attractions near Contamine-sur-Arve, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (40km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Yvoire (27km)
• Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (34km)

National Monuments

• Voltaire Chateau (23km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Roche-sur-Foron (7km)
• Sallanches (31km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Jura (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (27km)
• Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (30km)
• Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (34km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mole (9km)
• Cascade de la Diomaz (15km)
• Col de la Colombière (18km)
• Col de Romme (21km)
• Roc d'Enfer (22km)
• Mont Veyrier (28km)
• Lac d'Annecy (33km)
• Roc de Chere (33km)
• Cascade du Rouget (34km)
• Gorges du Fier (35km)
• Col de la Faucille (37km)
• Lac d'Anterne (38km)
• Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval (40km)
• Lac de Lamoura (41km)
• Lac Cornu (43km)
• Le Brévent (44km)
• Cascade de la queue de cheval (45km)
• Lac des Rousses (46km)
• Glacier des Bossons (49km)
• Montenvers (49km)
• Aiguille du Midi (50km)
• Mont Blanc (52km)
• Lac de l'Abbaye (56km)
• Lacs d'Étival (59km)

Towns of Art and history

• Annecy (30km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Evian-les-Bains (36km)
• Megeve (37km)

Geography and distances

Contamine-sur-Arve is in the east of France at 28 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Contamine-sur-Arve is 427 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Contamine-sur-Arve from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amancy, Arenthon, Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame, Bonne, Bonneville, Cornier, Faucigny, Fillinges, Marcellaz, Nangy, Peillonnex, Pers-Jussy, Reignier, Saint-Jean-de-Tholome, Scientrier and Viuz-en-Sallaz.

This page in French: Visiter Contamine-sur-Arve