Le Grand-Bornand tourism and travel guide
Photo is of La Clusaz at 4 km from Le Grand-Bornand
Visit Le Grand-Bornand: highlights and tourist information
Le Grand-Bornand is situated in the Haute-Savoie 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 Le Grand-Bornand in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include La Clusaz at 4 km and Sallanches at 16 km.
Le Grand-Bornand, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
La Clusaz
Ski resort at 4 km (direction south)La Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts and very popular with French...
See La Clusaz guide
Sallanches
at 16 km (direction east)While Mont-Blanc and the mountain scenery is the main attraction, Sallanches itself is pleasant...
See Sallanches guide
Megeve
Ski resort at 18 km (direction east-south-east)Megeve is among the most prestigious of the French ski resorts and also an...
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Talloires
at 19 km (direction west-south-west)Talloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the shores of...
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Menthon Saint Bernard
at 20 km (direction west-south-west)After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat to explore...
See Menthon Saint Bernard guide
Veyrier du Lac
at 20 km (direction west-south-west)The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on the banks...
See Veyrier du Lac guide
Lake Annecy
Scenery at 22 km (direction west)The towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional region to...
See Lake Annecy guide
Saint Gervais Les Bains
at 23 km (direction east)It is the views of, and access to, Mont-Blanc which is the principal attraction...
See Saint Gervais Les Bains guide
Annecy
at 23 km (direction west)Annecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy, enhanced further...
See Annecy guide
Beaufort
at 27 km (direction south-south-east), in the Savoie departmentBeaufort is one of the smallest Alpine ski resorts, which attracts skiers looking for...
See Beaufort guide
Albertville
at 30 km (direction south), in the Savoie departmentAlbertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village on the hill...
See Albertville guide
Sixt-Fer-a-Cheval
Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction east-north-east)Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is one of the 'most beautiful villages in France' and most visited for...
See Sixt-Fer-a-Cheval guide
Chamonix
Ski resort at 34 km (direction east)One of the most famous Alpine ski resorts, Chamonix is very close to Mont...
See Chamonix guide
Morzine
Ski resort at 35 km (direction north-east)Morzine is a popular ski resort within the Portes du Soleil ski region in...
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Markets in and near Le Grand-Bornand
Market days in Le Grand-Bornand: weekly market: Wednesday;
- Le Grand-Bornand: market Wednesday (0km)
- La Clusaz: market Monday (4km)
- Thones: market Saturday (10km)
- Bonneville: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
- Sallanches: market Saturday (16km)
- La Roche-sur-Foron: market Thursday (16km)
- Megeve: market Friday (18km)
- Cluses: market Monday (18km)
- Annecy-le-Vieux: market Wednesday (21km)
- Viuz-en-Sallaz: market Monday (23km)
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Tourist attractions near Le Grand-Bornand, France
What to do at Le Grand-Bornand? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Grand-Bornand.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (50km)
Grand sites of France
- Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (36km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (30km)
National Monuments
- Voltaire Chateau (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Sallanches (16km)
- La Roche-sur-Foron (17km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Massif des Bauges (36km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (28km)
- Les jardins du Prieuré (55km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chambery (57km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Col de la Colombière (7km)
- Col de Romme (15km)
- Mole (19km)
- Mont Veyrier (19km)
- Roc de Chere (20km)
- Lac d'Annecy (21km)
- Cascade de la Diomaz (30km)
- Lac d'Anterne (30km)
- Cascade du Rouget (30km)
- Gorges du Fier (30km)
- Roc d'Enfer (31km)
- Le Brévent (32km)
- Lac Cornu (33km)
- Glacier des Bossons (35km)
- Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval (36km)
- Mont Blanc (36km)
- Aiguille du Midi (37km)
- Montenvers (38km)
- Mer de Glace (41km)
Towns of Art and history
- Annecy (23km)
- Albertville (30km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Megeve (18km)
- Aix-les-Bains (49km)
Geography and distances
Le Grand-Bornand is in the east of France at 23 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Le Grand-Bornand is 446 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Le Grand-Bornand
Canton: Thônes
Arrondissement: Annecy
Department: Haute-Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 74450
Distance to Le Grand-Bornand
from Annecy (prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 446 km
from Calais: 651 km
from Nice: 258 km
from Bordeaux: 560 km
from Strasbourg: 311 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Le Grand-Bornand from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Entremont, La Clusaz, Les Villards-sur-Thones and Saint-Jean-de-Sixt.
This page in French: Visiter Le Grand-Bornand