Les Houches tourism and travel guide

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Visit Les Houches: highlights and tourist information

Les Houches 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 Les Houches in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chamonix at 5 km and Saint Gervais Les Bains at 8 km.

Les Houches, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chamonix

Ski resort at 5 km (direction east-north-east)

One of the most famous Alpine ski resorts, Chamonix is very close to Mont...

See Chamonix guide

Saint Gervais Les Bains

at 8 km (direction west)

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

See Saint Gervais Les Bains guide

Sallanches

at 15 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Sallanches guide

Megeve

Ski resort at 16 km (direction west)

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

See Megeve guide

Sixt-Fer-a-Cheval

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction north-north-west)

Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is one of the 'most beautiful villages in France' and most visited for...

See Sixt-Fer-a-Cheval guide

Beaufort

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

Beaufort is one of the smallest Alpine ski resorts, which attracts skiers looking for...

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La Clusaz

Ski resort at 30 km (direction west)

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

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Morzine

Ski resort at 33 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Avoriaz

Ski resort at 33 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Les Arcs

Ski resort at 36 km (direction south), in the Savoie department

Centred around Bourg-Saint-Maurice and within the Paradiski ski region, the Les Arcs ski ae...

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Albertville

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

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

See Albertville guide

Abondance

at 44 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Talloires

at 47 km (direction west)

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

See Talloires guide

Tignes

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

The ski resort of Tignes is made up of several smaller, interconnected villges...

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Reserve excursions near Les Houches

Map of places to visit near Les Houches

Markets in and near Les Houches

• Chamonix: market Saturday & Saturday (5km)
• Saint-Gervais-les-Bains: market Thursday (8km)
• Sallanches: market Saturday (15km)
• Megeve: market Friday (16km)
• Samoens: market Wednesday (22km)
• Cluses: market Monday (26km)
• La Clusaz: market Monday (30km)
• Le Grand-Bornand: market Wednesday (31km)
• Bourg-Saint-Maurice: market Saturday (31km)
• Les Gets: market Thursday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Les Houches, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (20km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (18km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sallanches (15km)
• La Roche-sur-Foron (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (22km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Glacier des Bossons (4km)
• Le Brévent (5km)
• Aiguille du Midi (6km)
• Mont Blanc (8km)
• Lac Cornu (8km)
• Montenvers (9km)
• Mer de Glace (10km)
• Lac d'Anterne (11km)
• Cascade du Rouget (18km)
• Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval (20km)
• Col de Romme (24km)
• Col de la Colombière (28km)
• Mole (37km)
• Roc d'Enfer (37km)
• Cascade de la Diomaz (42km)

Towns of Art and history

• Albertville (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Megeve (16km)

Geography and distances

Les Houches is in the east of France at 53 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Les Houches is 471 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chamonix and Servoz.

This page in French: Visiter Les Houches