Annecy Off The Beaten Path Tips by balhannah Top 5 Page for this destination

SEVRIER - ST. BLAISE

Located just 5kms from Annecy, is the lakeside town of Sevrier.
Here, is the beautiful neo-gothic St. Blaise Church, that was built in 1887.

We stopped here, and I had a look at the Church inside and out, then went for a little walk.
The view's over the lake to the Mountain's are excellent, a good location for some nice photo's.

LAC DU BOURGET

Just 30kms from Annecy we came across Lac Du Bourget, the largest and the deepest lake in France.

The lake has a few River's that enter it, the main one is the River Leysse. It was interesting to read that a Fish named [Bezoule] was found in this Lake, and is now extinct.

I thought it was a lovely area. We pulled up at Lakeside park, where there were seat's and a paved bicycle/walking track around the Lake.
The water was calm, and the views lovely. Mountain's and village's, and on the Lake were yacht's and fishing boat's.
By me, the Swan's were feeding and it looked to be an area for bird life. I could imagine this Lake being a very popular spot in Summer!

From Annecy, head to Aix-Les-Bains

Website: http://www.lebourgetdulac.fr/