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10 must-see sites to discover
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![Abbaye de Hautecombe depuis le lac du Bourget](https://static.savoie-mont-blanc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ete19-mai24-ab010016-savoiemontblanc-adrien-baud-4000px-scaled-560x705-1627635295.jpg)
HAUTECOMBE ABBEY
Built in the 12th century overlooking Lake Bourget, Hautecombe Abbey is the final resting place of Savoy royalty.
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THE MER DE GLACE
The Montenvers rack railway takes you from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to the largest glacier in France.
![Vue sur le fort Victor-Emmanuel - Barrière de l'Esseillon à Aussois](https://static.savoie-mont-blanc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/nov19-aout29-al011032-savoiemontblanc-lesueur-4000px-scaled-560x705-1627635307.jpg)
THE ESSEILLON FORTS
In the Maurienne, the Esseillon stronghold is made up of five forts representing the particular history of the area.
![Palais de l'Isle dans la vieille ville d'Annecy](https://static.savoie-mont-blanc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/smbt-sb06188-savoiemontblanc-bijasson-4000px-scaled-560x705-1627635326.jpg)
Annecy
With its canals decorated with flowers irrigated directly with the pure lake water, Annecy lives up to its nickname, the ‘Venice of the Alps’.
![Notre dame de l'Assomption à Valloire](https://static.savoie-mont-blanc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ete21-avr24-cd015137-savoiemontblanc-celine-ducrettet-4000px-scaled-560x705-1627635332.jpg)
BAROQUE ART
Sober on the outside, the baroque churches and chapels in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie hold an explosion of golds and colours on the inside.
![Cirque du Fer à Cheval dans la réserve naturelle de Sixt Fer à Cheval](https://static.savoie-mont-blanc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ete18-juin28-clh07931-savoiemontblanc-hudry-4000px-scaled-560x705-1627635337.jpg)
THE FER À CHEVAL CORRIE
The natural Fer à Cheval corrie in the Sixt Valley has close to 30 waterfalls cascading over its cliffs in the springtime.
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Chambéry
Covered alleys and old, brightly painted mansions decorate the city of the Dukes of Savoy.
![Randonnée près du refuge du Mont Pourri dans le Parc national de la Vanoise](https://static.savoie-mont-blanc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mars17-fev27-az058-smb-agencezoom-salino-4000px-scaled-560x705-1627635355.jpg)
VANOISE NATIONAL PARK
Created in 1963, the first French national park is home to abundant, protected flora and fauna
![Vue aérienne depuis le col de Bluffy sur le Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard](https://static.savoie-mont-blanc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/janv20-dec24-fg011246-savoiemontblanc-guillermet-4000px-scaled-560x705-1627635362.jpg)
CHÂTEAU DE MENTHON-SAINT-BERNARD
The same family has lived in the castle thought to be the inspiration for Walt Disney’s fairy tales for over a thousand years.
![Yvoire - Le port](https://static.savoie-mont-blanc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ete06-dec23-gl040-savoiemontblanc-lansard-4000px-scaled-560x705-1627635370.jpg)
Yvoire
This medieval city on the banks of Lake Geneva—with its castle and Garden of Five Senses—is listed as one of France’s most beautiful villages