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Activities for the whole family in Les Sources du lac d’Annecy

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You’re spending your family holidays in Les Sources du lac d’Annecy? Yay! It’s impossible to get bored here, check out this beautiful selection of places and activities to discover with your kids.

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A natural destination

Activities in Nature

Les Sources du lac d’Annecy are famous for their variety of landscapes and natural areas to discover during walks and hikes of all levels, for everyone to enjoy!

Go and find the most beautiful viewpoints and local hidden gems following our marked itineraries here.

Are you and your little ones dreaming of great horserides with your hair in the wind? Horses and ponies are waiting for you all around our destination, for tours adapted to all. Contact our partners here.

Take a moment to enjoy the fresh air and water by going fishing. Several possibilities for several landscapes: Marlens’s little lake with a fishing rod rental and special licence, or the rivers and lake Annecy with the fishing licence to purchase at the tourist office. A true moment of calm to share with your family.

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By bike…

Cycling is fun!

Here, you are in the perfect place for a biking trip with your crew, even an unplanned one! Our bike hire partners will help you choose the perfect ride: electric or regular bike, mountain bike, tandem bike or cargo bike… With all the gear necessary for the little ones as well, obviously.

Do you have your own bike? Perfect, you only have to get the map of the cycle path for a family trip along lake Annecy, across beautiful typical villages and countryside landscapes. You can find this map and other leaflets in “Accueil vélo” (Bicycle friendly) certified locations such as the tourist office. These places also have a repair kit for you on-site.

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Art and manner

Discover the local savoir-faire

Take your kids to meet a potter, see the milking of cows at the farm, visit the mountain workshop of a chocolate-maker or get your hands dirty in a permacultural garden…

So much knowledge to be shared thanks to our Savoir-faire loop, you can find its schedule here.

Don’t forget to book your activity in advance, some of them directly on our website here.

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Thrills and discoveries

Go on an adventure

For an intense holiday, discover all the activities of our gameparks and adventure courses for children and grown-ups alike. Go on an circus initiation course or try out virtual reality with your teenagers.

Go down the Sambuy mountain on a summer sledge or sail the blue waters of lake Annecy on a pedalo, a paddle board or even a kayak.

Get some fresh air in the canyons, follow a guide through a natural cave, fly on a zipline above a waterfall or go paragliding…

Are you ready?

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Let your curiosity speak

Culture within your reach

When I say tower, archeology and butterflies, you wonder what their connection might be? You can actually discover these 3 sites with only one ticket, for a special price: the “3 Sites 3 Histoires” pass. This ticket allows you to go to the top of the Tower of Faverges castle (Donjon des Seigneurs de Faverges) for a beautiful 360 degrees view. Then, discover insects and butterflies from all around the world at the Butterfly museum (Muséum des papillons). Finally, dive in the past of our destination thanks to the archeological museum (Musée archéologique de Viuz-Faverges). You can purchase this pass directly at the tourist office.

Feel like seeing Van Gogh’s sunflowers miles away from a National museum, or imitating Matisse’s work in a collage workshop, or learning how to make ceramics…You didn’t expect that right? You can, thanks to La Micro-folie! Discover the digital museum, virtual reality and all of the workshops offered by Gauthier in the hall of Faverges tourist office.

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The programme of your holidays

Events and festivals

Every month, find the parties, concerts, festivals and other events in our programme, carefully made by the tourist office. You’ll see, amongst other things, the Festival des Cabanes (hut festival), an architecture festival that takes you to hidden spots in Les Sources du lac d’Annecy to see temporary structures, from mid-July to mid-November.

Take advantage of this opportunity to try and complete the missions around the huts with the Alpvengers app , and take part in our hut drawing competition to win amazing gifts from our partners!

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