Ferney-Voltaire tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Divonne-les-Bains at 11 km from Ferney-Voltaire

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Visit Ferney-Voltaire: highlights and tourist information

Ferney-Voltaire is situated in the Ain 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 Ferney-Voltaire in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Divonne-les-Bains at 11 km and Yvoire at 21 km.

Ferney-Voltaire, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Divonne-les-Bains

at 11 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Divonne-les-Bains guide

Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Thonon les Bains

at 30 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Evian

at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Annecy

at 40 km (direction south), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Lake Annecy

Scenery at 40 km (direction south), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Veyrier du Lac

at 42 km (direction south), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Menthon Saint Bernard

at 45 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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La Clusaz

Ski resort at 46 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Morzine

Ski resort at 47 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Abondance

at 47 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Talloires

at 47 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Sallanches

at 54 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Megeve

Ski resort at 59 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Markets in and near Ferney-Voltaire

Market days in Ferney-Voltaire: weekly market: Saturday;

• Ferney-Voltaire: market Saturday (0km)
• Gex: market Saturday (9km)
• Thoiry: market Sunday (10km)
• Divonne-les-Bains: market Sunday & Friday (11km)
• Gaillard: market Saturday (11km)
• Annemasse: market Tuesday & Friday (12km)
• Ville-la-Grand: market Sunday (13km)
• Saint-Julien-en-Genevois: market Friday (13km)
• Douvaine: market Sunday (15km)
• Reignier: market Saturday (19km)

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Tourist attractions near Ferney-Voltaire, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Yvoire (21km)

National Monuments

• Voltaire Chateau (0km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Roche-sur-Foron (26km)
• Sallanches (54km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Jura (23km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (21km)
• Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Col de la Faucille (14km)
• Lac de Lamoura (18km)
• Cascade de la queue de cheval (22km)
• Lac des Rousses (27km)
• Cascade de la Diomaz (30km)
• Mole (31km)
• Lac de l'Abbaye (34km)
• Lacs d'Étival (36km)
• Roc d'Enfer (39km)
• Mont Veyrier (40km)
• Gorges du Fier (40km)
• Col de la Colombière (41km)
• Lac de Bonlieu (41km)
• Source - Le Hérisson (41km)
• Col de Romme (44km)
• Lac d'Ilay (44km)
• Lacs de Maclu (44km)
• Lac d'Annecy (45km)
• Lac de Narlay (45km)
• Lac du Vernois (47km)
• Gorges de la Lemme (47km)
• Lac du Val (47km)
• Lac de Chambly (49km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Annecy (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Evian-les-Bains (41km)
• Megeve (59km)

Geography and distances

Ferney-Voltaire is in the east of France at 68 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Ferney-Voltaire is 404 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Ferney-Voltaire from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chevry, Echenevex, Ornex, Prevessin-Moens, Segny and Versonnex.

This page in French: Visiter Ferney-Voltaire