natural wonder
Lake Annecy
Europe's purest lake, a dazzling turquoise jewel framed by the French Alps and the charming pastel-hued old town of Annecy.
16 km · about 30 min drive
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
Thorens-Glières is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Évires, 16km from Lake Annecy.
Thorens-Glières is a town located in Rhône-Alpes, France. With a population of 2,829, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Thorens-Glières (French pronunciation: [tɔʁɑ̃ ɡlijɛʁ]; Savoyard: Torin) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Fillière. It is the birthplace of St. Francis de Sales.
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Thorens-Glières is located in Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe. The coordinates are 45.9951 latitude, 6.2456 longitude.
Thorens-Glières has a population of approximately 2,829 people, making it a town in France.
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natural wonder
Europe's purest lake, a dazzling turquoise jewel framed by the French Alps and the charming pastel-hued old town of Annecy.
16 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,486 m pass between La Clusaz and Flumet with a tiny chapel at the summit and a postcard head-on view of Mont Blanc framed by alpine pastures.
22 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Known as the 'Queen of the Alps,' this dramatic 90-meter double waterfall cascades down a cliff face in Haute-Savoie.
37 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
A fearsome Jura mountain climb with four different approaches, all featuring extreme gradients up to 22% on narrow forest roads popular with cycling purists.
39 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
France's ultimate driving route: ~700 km from Lake Geneva to the Riviera over 16 great alpine cols including Iseran and Galibier. Pin marks the traditional start at Thonon-les-Bains.
45 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,968 m Beaufortain pass whose road skirts the turquoise Lac de Roselend reservoir: one of the most photogenic climbs of the Tour de France and the Route des Grandes Alpes.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
The legendary Alpine resort town nestled at the foot of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters.
49 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Western Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters, a snow-capped giant straddling the French-Italian border in the Alps.
51 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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