Castles in Haute-Savoie

74410 Saint-Jorioz

The Château de Villard-Chabod is a historic monument located in Saint-Jorioz, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its history and exact period remain to be specified.

74930 Arbusigny

Château du Sougey, built in 1559 in Arbusigny in Haute-Savoie, is a Renaissance building framed by two square towers, marked by a noble family history and subsequent transformations into a bakery.

74570 Groisy

Soirié Castle, 11th century medieval castle, dominates Groisy in Haute-Savoie. Today in ruins, it was a seigneurial center of the Counts of Geneva.

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74000 Annecy

The Château d'Annecy, a former 12th century castle rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries, dominates the town of Annecy in Haute-Savoie. The residence of the Counts of Geneva and the Dukes of Savoie-Nemours, it now houses a museum and an observatory of the Alpine lakes.

74910 Seyssel

The castle of Vens, a former 14th century fortress remodeled in the 17th century, dominates the confluence of Fier and Rhône in Seyssel, Haute-Savoie. The capital of the seigneury of Vens, it illustrates Savoyard defensive architecture.

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74200 Allinges

The Château-Neuf d'Allinges, built in the Xth-XI century, is an ancient Savoyard castle dominant allinges in Haute-Savoie, witness to medieval rivalries between Savoie and Dauphiné.

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74290 Menthon-Saint-Bernard

The castle of Menthon, a 13th century fortified house rebuilt in the 19th century, overlooks Lake Annecy in Menthon-Saint-Bernard in Haute-Savoie, combining medieval and neo-Gothic architecture.

74100 Étrembières

The castle of Symond, a former 14th century fortress in Etrembières in Haute-Savoie, controlled access to the Pas de l'Échelle towards the Salève. Turned into a boarding school and then a convalescence centre, it is now rehabilitated into residences.