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There are 10 châteaux to visit no more than an hour’s drive |
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Ten châteaux that evoke the memories |
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le château de Ripaille |
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The “RIPAILLE CHATEAU” was built in 1434 by Amédée VIII, first Duke of Savoy. In the past, this château had seven towers but only remain four nowadays. The duke and six of his councellors lived in it creating the order of Knights of Saint Maurice of which he was the prior. It is a very original building with aligned towers along the front façade, probably being a unique type of partly communal and partly manorial housing conditions. It was designated as the “Carthusian for the Great Lords”. |
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Visites : 04.50.26.64.44. |
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le château de Thorens-Glières |
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Not far from Annecy, Geneva and Chamonix, at the entry of the Glières Plateau, lies a former fortress composed of funeral parlors and dungeons. This fortress exposes the “Salesien treasure”, the ministerial furniture and pieces of art which belonged to the founder of the Italian Unity, the Count C. of Cavour. |
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Visites : 04.50.22.42.02. |
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le château de Clermont |
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This splendid residence of Renaissance style, classed as historical importance, started being built in 1575 by Mgr Gallois de Regard, a notary’s son of Clermont. It is situated close to the “Dukes Route” between Geneva and Chambéry. The inner court which is surrounded by arched galleries is the jewel of this castle. This château also includes a period kitchen and a hall which lives up to the history of the building. |
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Visites : 04.50.69.63.15. |
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le château de Montrottier |
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The medieval château of MONTROTTIER, in Lovagny, is the property of the Florimontane Academy founded in 1606 by St François de Sales and the jurist Antoine Favre, Vaugelas’s father. It is a pentagonal fortress planned around a cylindrical machicolated dungeon. The oldest buildings go back to the XIIIth century and the remaining ones to the XVth century. The west wing was refurbished last century. The domain was owned by the Swiss General G.H. Dufour at the beginning of the XIXth century. The castle shelters remarkable pieces of furniture, earthenware, lace, arms and rare objects of Africa and the Far East, which had been gathered by Léon Marès, one of the great biggest collectors of the end of the XIXth century. There are also four bronze bas-reliefs by Peter and Hans Vischer of Nuremberg, castered in the XVIth century. |
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Visites : 04.5046.23.02. |
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le château d'Annecy |
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The architecture of the Castle shows the great stages of the history of Annecy. The “Old Dwelling” built during the Counts of Geneva’s times, goes back to the XIVth century. Its big hall has a decorated caisson. The elegant Nemours dwelling, in an “Ile de France” style and dates back to the XVIth century. THE “New Dwelling” was built in 1571. The Tower and the “Perrière” were built at the end of the XVth century. The Queen’s Tower, with 4 metres thick walls, which is situated at the entry of the Castle, remains the oldest testimong of the XIIth century fortresses. Regional Museum and temporary exhibitions, Regional Alpine Lake Observatory. |
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Visites : 04.50.33.87.30. |
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le château de Menthon Saint Bernard |
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The Château of Menthon has been occupied by the same family name since the XIth century. It overlooks lake Annecy, with its imposing slim Middle Ages architecture. It was the place of birth of Saint Bernard de Menthon, patron of highlanders, and is a site of important Genevan history. It is entirely and richly furnished and has a very interesting library. Costumed performances are held every weekend and bank holidays. |
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Visites : 04.50.60.27.57. |
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l'abbaye d'Hautecombe |
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On the west bank of Lake Bourget, stands the Abbey, built in the XIIth century and restored after the French Revolution. Its architecture is splendid and majestic. It is the big necropolis of the Counts and Duckes of Savoy, but more than anything else, a high spiritual place enlivened by the “New Path Community”. The beauty of the site and a visit of the church are a must. |
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Visites : 04.79.54.28.06. |
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le château des Ducs à Chambéry |
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It is a former residence of the Counts and Dukes of Savoy. It is a set of middle Ages to XIXth century remarkable buildings like the Archives Tower (The crossroads tower) of the XVth century, the so-called “government façade” of the XIVth century, the elegant Saint Capel bedside, of pure gothic blazing, the Treasury Tower (XIVth century). The oldest parts are the Half-Round Tower, the Harrow Door and the underground rooms, which are remains of the XIIth and XIIIth centuries. The Saint Capel Yolande Tower shelters the “Grand Carillon” of Chambéry which is the top European Carillon with 70 bells. |
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Visites : 04.79.33.42.47. |
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Conflans |
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Set on a promontory, Conflans lies in the confluence of the Isère and Arly streams. It is rich in history and this can be seen in the doors dating back to the XIVth century, the fountains of the XVIIIth century, the church and its baroque pulpit and “retables”, the “Manuel de Locatel” Château of the XVIth century, the Red House, classed as historical importance, nowadays transformed into a History and Ethnography museum. There are commented visits of the city, the Museum and the Castle let by guides of the Heritage Commitee. |
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Visites : 04.79.83.51.51. |
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le château de Miolans |
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It is situated close to the number 6 main road, between Beauvoisin Bridge and St Genix sur Guiers and also the Aiguebelette and Paladru lakes. |
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Visites : 04.76.32.92.71. |
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Campsite open from 1st May to 30th September
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