Veyrier-du-Lac tourism and travel guide
Visit Veyrier-du-Lac: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on the banks of Lake Annecy
Veyrier-du-Lac is situated in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Veyrier-du-Lac. For detailed visitor information see the Veyrier-du-Lac travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Veyrier-du-Lac in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Menthon Saint Bernard at 3 km and Lake Annecy at 3 km.
Veyrier-du-Lac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Veyrier du Lac
less than one km (direction west-north-west)The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on the banks...
See Veyrier du Lac guide
Menthon Saint Bernard
at 3 km (direction south-east)After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat to explore...
See Menthon Saint Bernard guide
Lake Annecy
Scenery at 3 km (direction west-north-west)The towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional region to...
See Lake Annecy guide
Annecy
at 4 km (direction west-north-west)Annecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy, enhanced further...
See Annecy guide
Talloires
at 5 km (direction south-east)Talloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the shores of...
See Talloires guide
La Clusaz
Ski resort at 19 km (direction east)La Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts and very popular with French...
See La Clusaz guide
Albertville
at 29 km (direction south-east), in the Savoie departmentAlbertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village on the hill...
See Albertville guide
Aix-les-Bains
at 30 km (direction south-west), in the Savoie departmentAix-les-Bains is one of the best preserved 'belle-epoque' spa towns in France...
See Aix-les-Bains guide
Megeve
Ski resort at 34 km (direction east)Megeve is among the most prestigious of the French ski resorts and also an...
See Megeve guide
Sallanches
at 36 km (direction east)While Mont-Blanc and the mountain scenery is the main attraction, Sallanches itself is pleasant...
See Sallanches guide
Beaufort
at 36 km (direction east-south-east), in the Savoie departmentBeaufort is one of the smallest Alpine ski resorts, which attracts skiers looking for...
See Beaufort guide
Chambery
at 40 km (direction south-west), in the Savoie departmentChambery is a very lively university town which is very pleasant to visit and...
See Chambery guide
Belley
at 40 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ain departmentThe cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit to Belley...
See Belley guide
Saint Gervais Les Bains
at 41 km (direction east)It is the views of, and access to, Mont-Blanc which is the principal attraction...
See Saint Gervais Les Bains guide
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Markets in and near Veyrier-du-Lac
- Annecy: market Tuesday all day & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (5km)
- Annecy-le-Vieux: market Wednesday (5km)
- Seynod: market Wednesday (6km)
- Thones: market Saturday (11km)
- Faverges: market Wednesday (18km)
- Rumilly: market Thursday (18km)
- La Clusaz: market Monday (19km)
- Le Grand-Bornand: market Wednesday (20km)
- Lescheraines: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (20km)
- Albens: market Friday (21km)
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Tourist attractions near Veyrier-du-Lac, France
What to do at Veyrier-du-Lac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Veyrier-du-Lac.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (31km)
National Monuments
- Voltaire Chateau (42km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- La Roche-sur-Foron (23km)
- Sallanches (36km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Massif des Bauges (22km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du Prieuré (36km)
- Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (48km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chambery (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Mont Veyrier (2km)
- Lac d'Annecy (3km)
- Roc de Chere (5km)
- Gorges du Fier (11km)
- Col de la Colombière (26km)
- Mole (33km)
- Col de Romme (35km)
- Cascade de la Diomaz (43km)
- Roc d'Enfer (48km)
Towns of Art and history
- Annecy (4km)
- Albertville (29km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Aix-les-Bains (30km)
- Megeve (34km)
- Nances (44km)
Geography and distances
Veyrier-du-Lac is in the east of France at 5 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Veyrier-du-Lac is 439 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Veyrier-du-Lac
Canton: Annecy-le-Vieux
Arrondissement: Annecy
Department: Haute-Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 74290
Distance to Veyrier-du-Lac
from Annecy (prefecture): 5 km
from Paris: 439 km
from Calais: 647 km
from Nice: 257 km
from Bordeaux: 540 km
from Strasbourg: 323 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Veyrier-du-Lac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alex, Annecy, Annecy-le-Vieux, Bluffy, Dingy-Saint-Clair, Lake Annecy, Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Metz-Tessy, Naves-Parmelan, Saint-Jorioz, Sevrier, Seynod and Talloires.
This page in French: Visiter Veyrier-du-Lac