Aosta in Italy During the 2019 Christmas holiday, we went to Aosta, Italy to discover the Italian side of Mont Blanc. From Annecy, it takes approximately 2 hours drive, the fastest is to use the Mont Blanc tunnel, the crossing is very expensive, check the rates on the website, it is cheaper to buy […]
Cinque Terre In September 2019, some customers asked me to drive them from Annecy to Cinque Terre with my taxi. The trip was lovely but quite long so I booked a room in Vernazza in order to get some sleep and enjoy Italian food before coming back home to Annecy. I really enjoyed those
Gorges du Fier. Gorges du Fier is in Lovagny, near Annecy. The Fier is one of the main river in Haute-Savoie. It is coming down from Mont Charvin then going through Thônes, Annecy and ending in the Rhône next to Seyssel. In Lovagny (10 km away from Annecy), you can visit the Gorges where
Le Col des Aravis is a mountain pass between La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie and La Giettaz in Savoie. You can reach le col des Aravis by using the road D 909 and is 1 486 m high. Often used during the Tour de France and loved by the cyclists and bikers. Col des Aravis and
Montrottier Castle in Lovagny is located between Annecy and Rumilly at the foot of the Alpes. Montrottier Castle in Lovagny is 445 meters high with a nice view on the country side and mountains (Mont Blanc can be seen on a clear day). In the past used to watch the crossing of the
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Grenoble is approximately 1h15 from Annecy, you can take a cable car up to the Bastille Fort and enjoy a lovely view on the city and the Alps mountains. In Grenoble, we took the cable car up then walk down the stairs which was fun, easy and you can take your time to look
Merlet Park (in les Houches) is 1500 meters above Chamonix valley with an amazing panorama view on Mont Blanc, easy hike with mountains animals around you. At Merlet Park, you should be able to see deers, mountain goats, marmots, lamas, bighorn sheeps… It is a lovely walk and lots of fun to look
