Where to see them in Annecy area? Deers at Grande Jeanne Park, Parc du Merlet (mountain animals), mini farm at Grand Parc d’Andilly, visit of Noisetiers farm in Semnoz, Lamas in Bloye…
Parrots Academy The Parrots Academy is near Clermont Castle in Haute-Savoie, approximately 30 min drive from Annecy. It is not a zoo or a circus but a place where they will show you different parrots and tell you stories about them! The team is passionate and love their birds, they are also happy to […]
Visit of a cheese farm in Semnoz Here is a post about my visit of a Cheese farm in Semnoz. I visited the lovely GAEC Les Noisetiers (making AOP Abondance cheese) with cows milk. We were welcomed by the Jacquot family, the summer farm is between the top of Semnoz (combe du Villard) and
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Driving tour lake Annecy In July 2018, I took a lovely American family on a tour around lake Annecy. They told me what they were interested in and I organized the tour accordingly. For this driving tour of lake Annecy, we left Annecy at 9h and drove via Veyrier du Lac then in front of
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Grande Jeanne Park When leaving Annecy center, follow the directions to Semnoz mountain (City Hall, Marquisats round about on the right, up hill in front of Old Hospital then left at the round about) to reach Grande Jeanne Park. It is about 15 min away by car. It is free and there is a free
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Lamas of Salagine The lamas of Salagine (Bloye) is a fun things to do with kids, yes, you can see some lamas in Haute-Savoie! Bloye is a small village between Annecy and Aix-les-Bains. It is about 20 min drive from Annecy. Dominique, the owner is passionate with his animals. He will explain a
Cows and Goats of Savoie In order to make those lovely local cheeses we have some local and rustic animals who will be fine in the mountains hills. Discover the Cows and Goats of Savoie. They also need to be ok with the alpine weather even if they are staying inside the farms during
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Descente des Alpages Descente des Alpages is every year on the second Saturday of October, it is a traditional celebration to welcome back the animals in Annecy (after spending the summer months in the mountains). The old town is busy with défilé of animals (cows, horses with their bells, sheeps, goose, St Bernard dogs, goats,
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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
