It’s a two hour walk if you begin from the Tourist Office and if you don’t feel like walking, there are many bicycle rental places in Annecy. The spur of land going out in the lake from Albigny has the town beach of Annecy on one side with tennis courts and entrance to the beach. [...]
“Travel Tips & Advice on Annecy”
The East Side of Lac d’Annecy and Trivia
June 8th, 2010 
Sheila Simkin 
Posted in Annecy, France 
Tags: accommodation, adventure, Annecy, culture, destination, event, events, food, france, Hotel de Paris in Annecy, hotels, log, sightseeing, trains, transportation, travel 
1 Comment »
Annecy’s Tuesday Market and Food in France
June 7th, 2010 Sheila Simkin The Tuesday morning market in Annecy begins early and finishes promptly at noon in the old quarter. Food only! It’s a market similar to all the others in Europe with the only difference. The ambiance of the surroundings. Set along narrow streets and over canal bridges, it was extremely crowded with the locals doing their [...]
Posted in Annecy Tags: accommodation, adventure, Annecy, culture, destination, event, events, food, france, Hotel de Paris in Annecy, hotels, log, markets, sightseeing, trains, transportation, travel No Comments »
Talloires, France for Gourmands and Luxury
June 6th, 2010 Sheila Simkin Talloires is only 13km/8 miles from Annecy at the foot of Dents de Lanfon (1824m/5,984′)…View image, and close to the highest mountain in this area, la Tournette, 2351m/7,713′ and loaded with 4**** star hotels. Hotel Abbaye de Talloires…View image, the famous Auberge du Pere Bise (a Relais & Châteaux Hotel)…View image, Les Pres du Lac, [...]
Posted in Annecy Tags: accommodation, adventure, Annecy, culture, destination, event, events, food, france, Hotel de Paris in Annecy, hotels, log, sightseeing, Talloires, trains, transportation, travel No Comments »
Miscellany and Things to Do in Annecy, France
June 5th, 2010 Sheila Simkin Visit the Annecy website for even more information then I’m giving. If you love to bicycle, there is an old railway line that links Annecy to Albertville, covering 30km/18 miles that can be bicycled easily. I’ve been told that it is totally flat. – For water sports, kayak, rent a pedal boat, motor boat, go [...]
Posted in Annecy Tags: accommodation, adventure, Annecy, culture, destination, event, events, food, france, history, Hotel de Paris in Annecy, hotels, log, sightseeing, sports, trains, transportation, travel No Comments »
Take A Boat Cruise on Lac Annecy, France
June 4th, 2010 Sheila Simkin We packed the hiking boots and poles away for the duration of the trip since it was seriously hot with today’s high forecasted to be 86F., and going up in increments each day. Hiking is foolhardy in this heat and with exposed conditions in the mountains. Even without the hiking, it already appeared that there [...]
Posted in Annecy Tags: accommodation, adventure, Annecy, culture, destination, event, events, food, france, Hotel de Paris in Annecy, hotels, Lac Annecy, log, sightseeing, trains, transportation, travel 1 Comment »
Friendly and Adorable Hotel de Paris in Annecy, France
June 3rd, 2010 Sheila Simkin It was difficult to find a hotel in Annecy, the large majority of which do not serve half pension, our druthers. A mass of e-mails inquiries sent off, I waited…and waited…and waited. I thought the economy was bad around the world and anticipated hotels snapping up my request for five nights. A resend of inquiries [...]
Posted in Annecy Tags: accommodation, adventure, Annecy, culture, destination, event, events, food, france, Hotel de Paris in Annecy, hotels, log, sightseeing, trains, transportation, travel No Comments »
The Medieval Town of Annecy, France
June 2nd, 2010 Sheila Simkin Annecy, France is a medieval town only 80km/50 miles from Chamonix and 45km/28 from Geneva. In hindsight, it would have been easier to fly Chicago-Geneva instead of Chicago-Paris. Annecy is called “The Venice of Savoie” because of the small canals and streams running out of Lac (Lake) Annecy. It was easy to incorporate five days [...]
Posted in Annecy Tags: accommodation, adventure, Annecy, culture, destination, event, events, food, france, Hotel de Paris in Annecy, hotels, Lac Annecy, log, sightseeing, trains, transportation, travel No Comments »
