Haute-Savoie places to visit and attractions
Below you can explore some of the most popular highlights and places of interest in the Haute-Savoie department of Rhone-Alpes. See also our Haute-Savoie travel guide
Abondance
It will be the mountain scenery around Abondance that dominates your visit, but be sure to also visit the Saint abbey and its cloisters in the town See guide
Annecy
Annecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy, enhanced further by the mountain backdrop See guide
Avoriaz
The use of local materials for building and the stunning location make Avoriaz one of the most popular Alpine ski resorts See guide
Chamonix
One of the most famous Alpine ski resorts, Chamonix is very close to Mont Blanc See guide
Evian
Evian is a very lovely town, also well known as a spa town and for the bottled water from here that is famous worldwide See guide
La Clusaz
La Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts and very popular with French families See guide
Lake Annecy
The towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional region to explore See guide
Megeve
Megeve is among the most prestigious of the French ski resorts and also an active town See guide
Menthon Saint Bernard
After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat to explore the shores of Lake Annecy See guide
Morzine
Morzine is a popular ski resort within the Portes du Soleil ski region in the northern Alps See guide
Saint Gervais Les Bains
It is the views of, and access to, Mont-Blanc which is the principal attraction of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains See guide
Sallanches
While Mont-Blanc and the mountain scenery is the main attraction, Sallanches itself is pleasant to explore See guide
Sixt-Fer-a-Cheval
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is one of the 'most beautiful villages in France' and most visited for the easy access to several very scenic natural highlights See guide
Talloires
Talloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the shores of Lake Annecy See guide
Thonon les Bains
Tourist activity here at Thonon-les-Bains on Lac Leman is based around the lakefront, views across the lake, boat-trips across the lake... See guide
Veyrier du Lac
The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on the banks of Lake Annecy See guide
Yvoire
The village of Yvoire on the banks of Lake Geneva is extraordinarily pretty and one of our personal favourite French villages See guideFor more information see the Haute-Savoie guide
Market towns & days in Haute-Savoie
all markets in morning unless otherwise stated
Abondance: Sunday
Annecy: Tuesday all day & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday
Annecy-le-Vieux: Wednesday
Annemasse: Tuesday & Friday
Boege: Tuesday
Bonneville: Tuesday & Friday
Chamonix: Saturday & Saturday
Cluses: Monday
Douvaine: Sunday
Evian-les-Bains: Friday
Faverges: Wednesday
Gaillard: Saturday
La Clusaz: Monday
La Roche-sur-Foron: Thursday
Le Grand-Bornand: Wednesday
Les Gets: Thursday
Megeve: Friday
Morzine: Wednesday
Reignier: Saturday
Rumilly: Thursday
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains: Thursday
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois: Friday
Sallanches: Saturday
Samoens: Wednesday
Seynod: Wednesday
Seyssel: Monday
Thones: Saturday
Thonon-les-Bains: Thursday & Monday
Valleiry: Sunday
Ville-la-Grand: Sunday
Viuz-en-Sallaz: Monday
Tourist attractions to visit in Haute-Savoie
The following sites have received official "tourist classifications"...
4* Towns in Bloom
Annecy: See tourist guide
Evian-les-Bains: See tourist guide
Megeve: See tourist guide
Yvoire: See tourist guide
Towns of Art and History
Annecy: See tourist guide
Sites of Natural Beauty
Aiguille du Midi
Cascade de la Diomaz
Glacier des Bossons
Gorges du Fier
Lac Cornu
Lac d'Anterne
Le Brévent
Mer de Glace
Mole
Roc d'Enfer
Roc de Chere
Listed 'Remarkable Gardens'
Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia
Jardin d'eau de pré curieux
Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens
Villages classified as "most beautiful villages"
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval: See tourist guide
Yvoire: See tourist guide
Grand Sites of France
Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval: See tourist guide