Motz tourism and travel guide

Visit Motz: highlights and tourist information

Motz is situated in the 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 Motz in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Belley at 21 km and Annecy at 22 km.

Motz, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Belley

Belley

at 21 km (direction south-west), in the Ain department

The cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit to Belley...

See Belley guide
Annecy

Annecy

at 22 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

See Annecy guide
Lake Annecy

Lake Annecy

Scenery at 23 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

See Lake Annecy guide
Veyrier du Lac

Veyrier du Lac

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

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

See Veyrier du Lac guide
 
 
Aix-les-Bains

Aix-les-Bains

at 26 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Aix-les-Bains guide
Menthon Saint Bernard

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 28 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide
Talloires

Talloires

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

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

See Talloires guide
Chambery

Chambery

at 39 km (direction south-south-east)

Chambery is a very lively university town which is very pleasant to visit and...

See Chambery guide
 
 
La Clusaz

La Clusaz

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

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

See La Clusaz guide
Cremieu

Cremieu

at 51 km (direction west-south-west), in the Isere department

With some of the most extensive medieval ramparts in France, Cremieu also has an...

See Cremieu guide
Albertville

Albertville

at 51 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Albertville guide
Divonne-les-Bains

Divonne-les-Bains

at 54 km (direction north-east), in the Ain department

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

See Divonne-les-Bains guide
 
 
Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 57 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ain department

As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow time to...

See Bourg-en-Bresse guide
Yvoire

Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 62 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

See Yvoire guide

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Markets in and near Motz

  • Seyssel: market Monday (4km)
  • Culoz: market Wednesday (9km)
  • Rumilly: market Thursday (10km)
  • Albens: market Friday (17km)
  • Hauteville-Lompnes: market Saturday (20km)
  • Seynod: market Wednesday (20km)
  • Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: market Thursday all day (21km)
  • Belley: market Saturday (22km)
  • Annecy: market Tuesday all day & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (22km)
  • Valleiry: market Sunday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Motz, France

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

Aquarium

  • Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (25km)

National Monuments

  • Voltaire Chateau (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • La Roche-sur-Foron (39km)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Massif des Bauges (34km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Les jardins du Prieuré (31km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Gorges du Fier (15km)
  • Mont Veyrier (26km)
  • Lac d'Annecy (26km)
  • Roc de Chere (29km)

Amusement park / theme park

  • Walibi Rhone Alpes (40km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Aix-les-Bains (26km)
  • Nances (37km)
  • Morestel (40km)
  • Saint-Vulbas (44km)
 
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Geography and distances

Motz is in the east of France at 39 kilometres from Chambery, the department capital (general information: Motz is 419 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Motz

Canton: Ruffieux

Arrondissement: Chambéry

Department: Savoie

Region: Rhone-Alpes

New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Postcode: 73310

Distance to Motz

from Chambery (prefecture): 39 km

from Paris: 419 km

from Calais: 632 km

from Nice: 271 km

from Bordeaux: 516 km

from Strasbourg: 329 km

Getting here

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

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anglefort, Clermont, Corbonod, Crempigny-Bonneguete, Droisy, Lornay, Moye, Serrieres-en-Chautagne, Seyssel, Seyssel and Val-de-Fier.

This page in French: Visiter Motz

 
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