There is a huge range of recreational activities to enjoy in the area, the majority of which are within walking or easy cycling distance from the apartment (gîte) chez42. A full library of brochures plus maps and walking trails suitable for all levels are available at chez42 for your use.   Here is a list of sights and activities close to your holiday accommodation, or a short car journey away.  Check opening times where relevant if you are not visiting between the months of May to September.

Outdoor Activities

• Walking in the Bauges Mountains Regional Park
• Hire a pedalo, kayak, catamaran or fishing boat, Saint-Jorioz port (10 minutes walk from chez42)
• Rock climbing, Duingt
• Summer luge (toboggan), Semnoz
• Horse riding, Sevrier
• Water-skiing, Sevrier
• Beach volley-ball, Saint-Jorioz
• Mini Golf, Saint-Jorioz (15 minutes walk from chez42)
• Tennis

• Outdoor swimming pool, Annecy (Les Marquisats) - summer only
• Outdoor ice skating rink, Annecy - winter only
• Skiing, Semnoz - winter only, see skiing page

• Watch or participate in flying at various hang-gliding / paragliding take off points
• Hot-air ballooning
• Helicopter flights
• Microlite flights

• See a panoramic view of the lake from The Col de la Forclaz
• The view from the top of the Semnoz – le crêt de Châtillon
• The view from the top of Taillefer
• The view from the top of Mount Veyrier
• The Bout du Lac nature reserve and bird sanctuary, Doussard
• Merry-go-round and parks, Annecy

• Guided tour of Annecy old town (ask at Tourist Information office in the Bonlieu Centre)
• Shopping, Annecy old and new towns
• Markets, Saint-Jorioz (Thursday), Sevrier (Wednesday), Annecy (Tuesday, Friday and Sunday)

Indoor Activities

• 10-pin Bowling, Sevrier
• Indoor swimming pools, Annecy, Seynod, Ugine
• Large indoor ice skating rink, Annecy
• Squash, Saint-Jorioz
• Indoor Tennis, Saint-Jorioz

• Cinema, Saint-Jorioz and Annecy
• Bonlieu Theatre, Annecy
• Art galleries, Annecy
• Annecy Castle
• Basilica of the Visitation, Annecy
• Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard
• The eco-museum, Sevrier
• Bell foundry and museum, Sevrier
• La Turbine, (the centre of scientific, technical and industrial culture), Cran-Gevrier