Update 01/09/2026

Are you more into

~ ~ ~ ~ Culture ~ ~ ~ ~

Our suggestions

• Museums :
  • Chambéry city : Fine Arts, Les Charmettes (Jean Jacques Rousseau house), Artothèque, hotel de Cordon (Architecture and heritage),
  • Musée savoisien (History and cultures of Savoy),
  • Museum and former iron mine, St Georges d’Hurtières,
• Hautecombe Abbay, accessible by boat from Aix-les-Bains port,
• Le repaire de Mandrin, original, fun and educational visit: 6 rooms, mysterious and disturbing atmospheres to discover Mandrin and the region of the Savoy foreland. (42 km from the cottage).
• Annecy, its Old Town and its lake (45 km)

On the web

All the museums in Savoy

What is going to happen in the immediate vicinity? A few resources:

• Chambery tourism calendar ;
• Upcoming events at the Savoiexpo exhibition center ;
• the programming at Le Phare, a large multi-purpose venue for cultural and sporting events …
• What you haven’t found yet, you will find here,

Browse, discover, and enjoy!…

~ ~ ~ ~ Nature ~ ~ ~ ~

Notable sites

• Esplanade et Aix-les-Bains port
• Revard Belvedere
• Sierroz canyon
• Fier Canyon
• caves in Savoie or in Haute-Savoie. Our favorite: the St. Christophe Cave and the Seythenex Cave.

Sports and Outdoors

Walks from the cottage, all our suggestions and guides.

Llama educational farm (04 79 33 14 86), 13 km from the cottage: tours, walks, animal-assisted activities, treasure hunts, etc.

Mountain bike rides: Make your choice (all levels, in french)

Treetop adventure course: all ages and levels

• “d’un arbre à l’autre” in La Féclaz, 24 km,
• Accro’lac Aiguebelette, 29 km,
• and also acro-aventures in Talloires, 80 km from the cottage, many other activities.

Flying in Savoy :

• Paraglide with Frédéric to truly feel the thermals and admire the landscape up close,
• or visit the CSVVA—a major gliding club in Challes-les-Eaux—for introductory flights available almost every day;

Nearest skiing

• Les Aillons-Margeriaz: Aillon-le-Jeune (downhill and cross-country), 18 km from the cottage, 25 min; Le Margeriaz (downhill and cross-country), 26 km from the cottage, 35–40 min; best balance of travel time vs. amenities,
• Le Revard: -La Féclaz (cross-country, downhill) 22 km from the cottage, 30 min; -Le Revard (cross-country, downhill) 27 km from the gîte, 35 min; -St-François-de-Sales (cross-country) 27 km from the cottage, 30 min.
• Les 7 Laux: 49 km, 55 min from the gîte,
• Le Collet d’Allevard: 48 km from the gîte, 1 hour 15 min; family-friendly resort
• St-François-Longchamp: 80 km, 1 hour 15 min, 1,400–2,500m;
• Orelle: 93 km, 1 hour 15 min via the motorway: 600 km of slopes across 4 resorts—Val Thorens, Les Menuires, Méribel, and Courchevel. Budget accordingly!

Ski touring: Check the latest outings posted on this key reference site. However, all resorts now also feature one or more touring routes.

On the web

Aillons tourism office – Les Aillons: a small village in the heart of the Bauges, a starting point for numerous hikes. A family-friendly winter sports resort.

Bauges Park – discover the Bauges: the environment, hiking, outdoor activities, local products, gastronomy, and much more (in french).