Annecy and its lake

Leaving Les Gets, it’s a precise 62 km via the D902 and A40 to Annecy, with the Aravis crest lining the skyline and the limestone buttress of Le Parmelan guiding the approach. The old town clusters around the 3.5 km Thiou canal that once drove mills and tanneries, and a 12th‑century Savoyard castle now housing the regional museum. Around the lake’s 14.6 km north–south reach, Talloires opens onto La Tournette’s bay, while Menthon-Saint-Bernard stands guard above the water. Lunch by the shore means féra or Arctic char, plus Tome des Bauges AOP, all within sight of summer waters that warm to 22–24 °C.

Your day runs smoothly with hotel pickup in Les Gets around 8:30 am and a Mercedes at disposal to time stops away from the busiest quays. While your driver handles traffic and parking, you tour the castle, grab a cone at Glacier des Alpes, then trace the lakeside: photo call in Talloires, a stroll through the Imperial gardens. With a private chauffeur in Haute‑Savoie, hops between the east and west banks are effortless: lunch reserved on a terrace, a post‑meal pause on Albigny’s lawn, then an easy ride back to the resort.