Living in Chambery

Get high up :

As far as mountains are concerned, you have a choice : you are just a few ski-lift cables away from the slopes and less than an hour from the large ski resorts : Val d'Isère, Courchevel, Méribel... Ski, fun, surf... Climbing, rambling, mountain biking : innumerable rocks and nature paths are waiting for you. For thrill-seekers : via ferrata, canyoning, and why not, free-fall parachuting or para-gliding?

Grandiose scenery is there for you : the Tarentaise and the Maurienne valleys, the Beaufortain Massif, theVal d'Arly. Not forgetting the two Regional Nature Parks of the Bauges and the Chartreuse, the protected mountains of the Vanoise National Park and the ‘Mond Revard which overlooks the lake from its 1,550m altitude and from where you can discover all the Mont Blanc chain of mountains.

Follow the guide for the visit.

Resolutely European and totally open to the world, the two Savoy towns (Chambery – 11,500 inhabitants and Aix-les-Bains – 39,500 inhabitants) which are 16 kms away offer you cultural vitality: 28 cinema halls, concert halls theatres and museums, 4 festivals, one of which being , the comic strip Festival, which takes place in Chambery…Aix has also the extra charm of a town next to a lake

Town of Art and History, Chambery has an important heritage which makes the old town, overlooked by the Castle of the Dukes of Savoy, one of the most picturesque old quarters.

Annecy, Genève, Grenoble, Lyon, Turin, so many other towns to discover that are quite nearby.

Have a breath of fresh air...

Le lac du Bourget is the largest natural lake in France: 44 km2 of fresh water : swimming, water-skiing, rowing , sailing, diving in clear water which in the summer reaches 25%.

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