The capital of Haute-Savoie is a gastronomic haven filled with starred chefs, standout cheese, and regional wine worth the trip alone.

Annecy is well-connected and has a train station fairly close to the lake and Old Town. If you’re coming from somewhere nearby in Europe, taking a train is the best way to get there.

The town of Annecy is the pearl of the Haute-Savoie department in the southeastern Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region in France. It is also approximately 22 miles from the famous Lake Geneva in Switzerland.

The offbeat ski towns around Lake Annecy are ideal for rubbing shoulders with locals. ... Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in Lake Annecy, France’s Hidden-Gem Ski Destination.

Annecy Lake with sailboat getty Annecy prides itself as a green city—boasting 28,000 trees in parks and having captured an award in 2015 as one of nine ‘best flowered’ cities in France.

Best of the rest. Towns of more than 100,000 people - Annecy, Angers, Le Mans. Towns 50,000 to 100,000 - Bayonne, La Rochelle, Avignon. Bayonne - famous for its festival - also scored highly.

Annecy: The most beautiful town in France. Credit: Getty Images But then if you draped it in flowers, placed it along a pellucid river and lake, and popped snowy mountains in the background, you ...

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Annecy in Haut Savoie was judged the best place in France to live. Photo: AFP The beautiful Alpine city of Annecy is already known to many as a stunning place to visit - but now a two year-study ...