This is a Picturesque town on Lake Annecy with an iron industry that includes the foundry that forged the bell for the Sacre-Coeur in Paris.

Annecy has sometimes been called the Venice of the Alps because of its extensive canal system.

Annecy Attractions

Gorges du Fier - one of the most striking and breath-catching river gorges in the Alps

Lake Annecy Boat Cruises

Plais d'Albigny - tree-lined avenue along Lake Annecy

Cathedral of St-Pierre - 16th century

Palais de l'Isle-palace with a museum located on a small island

Ch�teau d'Annecy - 15th to 16th century vintage, former home of Counts of Geneva, now contains a museum

Plais d'Albigny