Giez tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Talloires at 10 km from Giez

Visit Giez: highlights and tourist information

Giez is situated in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Talloires at 10 km and Menthon Saint Bernard at 13 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Giez, 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 Giez in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

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

Talloires

at 10 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Talloires guide

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 13 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide

Albertville

at 15 km (direction east-south-east), in the Savoie department

Albertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village...

See Albertville guide

Veyrier du Lac

at 15 km (direction north-north-west)

The port area is among the highlights in this...

See Veyrier du Lac guide

Lake Annecy

Scenery at 18 km (direction north-west)

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

See Lake Annecy guide

Annecy

at 19 km (direction north-west)

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

See Annecy guide

La Clusaz

Ski resort at 22 km (direction north-east)

La Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts...

See La Clusaz guide

Beaufort

at 26 km (direction east), in the Savoie department

Beaufort is one of the smallest Alpine ski resorts,...

See Beaufort guide

Aix-les-Bains

at 27 km (direction west), in the Savoie department

Aix-les-Bains is one of the best preserved 'belle-epoque' spa towns in France...

See Aix-les-Bains guide

Megeve

Ski resort at 31 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Megeve guide

Chambery

at 32 km (direction west-south-west), in the Savoie department

Chambery is a very lively university town which is very...

See Chambery guide

Valmorel

Ski resort at 34 km (direction south-east), in the Savoie department

The low-rise buildings and traditional materials help preseve the charm of...

See Valmorel guide

Sallanches

at 36 km (direction east-north-east)

While Mont-Blanc and the mountain scenery is the main...

See Sallanches guide

Saint Gervais Les Bains

at 39 km (direction east-north-east)

It is the views of, and access to, Mont-Blanc which...

See Saint Gervais Les Bains guide

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

Map of places to visit near Giez

Markets in and near Giez

• Faverges: market Wednesday (4km)
• Le Chatelard: market Friday - seasonal market only (11km)
• Lescheraines: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (12km)
• Albertville: market Thursday (15km)
• Thones: market Saturday (16km)
• Annecy: market Tuesday all day & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (19km)
• Seynod: market Wednesday (19km)
• Annecy-le-Vieux: market Wednesday (20km)
• Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny: market Wednesday (21km)
• La Clusaz: market Monday (22km)

More information about Giez, Rhone-Alpes

Tourist attractions near Giez, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (29km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Roche-sur-Foron (35km)
• Sallanches (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Massif des Bauges (11km)
• Chartreuse (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du Prieuré (32km)
• Parc du château du Touvet (50km)
• Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chambery (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roc de Chere (11km)
• Lac d'Annecy (13km)
• Mont Veyrier (17km)
• Gorges du Fier (23km)
• Col de la Colombière (32km)
• Col de Romme (40km)
• Mont Granier (41km)
• Mole (43km)
• Lac d'Anterne (50km)
• Cascade du Rouget (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Albertville (15km)
• Annecy (19km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Aix-les-Bains (27km)
• Megeve (31km)
• Nances (39km)

Geography and distances

Giez is in the east of France at 20 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Giez is 453 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Giez from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chevaline, Doussard, Entrevernes, Faverges, Lathuile, Montmin, Saint-Ferreol and Seythenex.

This page in French: Visiter Giez