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Annecy Old Town Canals and Arcaded Lanes

Annecy Old Town Canals and Arcaded Lanes

Annecy · France

7 stops1.2 km15 min
  • Audio guide
  • 4 languages
  • Quizzes
  • Offline

Follow the water through Annecy’s old town, beginning beside the Canal du Vassé and crossing its bridges. Along the way, look for the changing relationship between canals, arcaded lanes, quays and historic passages. The route brings you to the Palais de l’Île, the Porte Notre-Dame and an old water wheel and dam, adding details beyond the bridges themselves. Pause at the quays to watch the water, at the gateway to mark the old-town passage, and at the water wheel to connect the canal with its practical past.

The walk

Stops 1–6 of 7. The rest are in the app.

  1. Canal du Vassé

    Canal du Vassé

    Canal du Vassé is a park and tourism attraction in Annecy, France.

  2. Pont des Amours

    Pont des Amours

    A much-rebuilt footbridge where Annecy’s lake water enters the city, wrapped in a love story or two.

  3. Pont Perrière

    Pont Perrière

    Pont Perrière is a tourism attraction in Annecy, France.

  4. 1 more stop on this walk, in the app
  5. Palais de I'Île

    Palais de I'Île

    A medieval river stronghold that became Annecy’s prison, court and museum

  6. Quai de l'Île

    Quai de l'Île

    Quai de l’Île, an attraction in Annecy, France

  7. Porte Notre-Dame

    Porte Notre-Dame

    Porte Notre-Dame is an attraction in Annecy, France.

  8. Stop 7

  9. 1 more stop in the app

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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How a walk works

1 more stop in the app

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