Hike around Annecy: Tournette, Semnoz, Mont Veyrier, Glières, Parmelan, Roc de Chère, Angon waterfall, Pissieux waterfall, Lescheraines, Col des aravis, Sixt Fer à cheval, Gorges du Sierroz, Passy, Etangs Crozagny…
Cascade du Pissieu Cascade du Pissieu is a beautiful waterfall near Lescheraines and Le Châtelard in les Bauges in Savoie. It is approximately one hour drive from Annecy. You have to walk 30 min to reach it but it is a flat easy hike. You have road signs to show you the way. Next to […]
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Glières The Glières Plateau is a limestone plateau in the Bornes Massif. Distant from La Roche-sur-Foron and Thorens-Glières by 29 km and 15 km respectively, it is located around the communes of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières and Thorens-Glières. In the Francoprovençal language, glière means a rocky and sandy plateau without rivers. In the local speech, the word
Sixt Fer à Cheval Sixt Fer à Cheval is approximately 1h30 from Annecy. It is 6km from Samoens ski resort. There you will admire: the amazing Waterfall of Rouget (the Queen of the Alps”, The Sixt Circus (the biggest in the Alps with big waterfalls), The Gorges of Tines. This is the biggest natural reserve
Discover amazing Roc de Chère Roc de Chère is a natural reserve located between Menthon st Bernard and Talloires and it is overlooking Annecy. It is at the limit of the big and small lake. Its 68 hectares are occupied by small forest animals, birds, frogs and lots of flowers and plants. You will
Semnoz The Semnoz is Anneciens’s big garden and playground only 30 min away. I learned nordic skiing there, went on summer camp, picked up mushrooms, did snow walking, pik niked, hiked… Semnoz belongs to the Bauges Massif, it is 16 km long and Crêt du Châtillon is 1699 m high. From the top of
Col de la Forclaz How to reach Col de la Forclaz? When arriving from Annecy, turn left before Talloires and follow D42 which will take you to the top of the col at 1150m. It is also called Forclaz-de-Montmin, Forclaz meaning “a way in the mountain”, as it can be used to go
The Lake of Annecy, surrounded by mountains is amazing at all seasons, you can enjoy it by boat, bike or car. For a full Annecy Lake Tour with a car, I will recommend you to start from Sévrier (as the traffic Sévrier/Annecy can be quite bad sometimes) there you could visit the bell museum https://musee-paccard.com/,
Why my business is called Taxi Massingy? As many might think, Massingy is not my last name. In order to be a taxi driver, I had to do a 2 months training and get a “diploma” then I needed to have a licence in a village or city. My grand parents living in Massingy, I
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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
