The seat of the Counts of Geneva, Château d’Annecy dates to between the 12th and 16th centuries, and there are a few good reasons to climb the steep hill up to this building.
You can spend a while pottering around the castle’s towers and halls, and there’s a museum giving you a window on the lifestyle of the itinerant rulers of Savoy.
Poke through the large displays of medieval furniture, beds, chest chairs and tables, as well as more precious illuminated manuscripts.
A lot of visitors opt not to enter the château and instead admire one of the definitive views of Annecy from the terrace.
