Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-Savoie

Château fort
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.

Maison forte
74890 Brenthonne

The castle of Avully, an ancient fort house from the 14th to 16th centuries in Brenthonne (Haute-Savoie), illustrates medieval architectural evolution with its restored moats, towers and houses. Ranked historic monument in 1974.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
74330 Lovagny

The Château de Montrottier, a former 13th-century fortified house rebuilt in the 15th, 18th and 19th centuries, dominates Lovagny in Haute-Savoie. This medieval Savoyard gem, surrounded by the Gorges du Fier, houses exceptional collections of art and history in a preserved architectural setting.

Château fort
74130 Bonneville

Bonneville Castle, a former 13th century castle restored in the 16th century, dominates the town of Bonneville in Haute-Savoie. A medieval square Savoyard vestige, it was the seat of a chestnut and prison until the 20th century.

Pierre
74930 Reignier-Ésery

The Pierre-aux-Fées is a monumental neolithic dolmen located in Reignier-Ésery in Haute-Savoie, classified as a historical monument since 1910. Oriented to the east, it consists of a 40-ton cover table supported by three carved orthostats.

Pont romain
74230 Les Clefs

The Roman Bridge of the Keys, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, is a medieval bridge located in Les Clefs in Haute-Savoie, crossing the Fier with an arch in the back of a donkey.

Château fort
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.

Cave aux Fées
74140 Saint-Cergues

The Dolmen dit La Cave aux Fées is a megalithic monument of Neolithic located in Saint-Cergues, Haute-Savoie. Ranked in 1889, it bears witness to ancient funeral practices with its rectangular chamber covered with a slab of 15 tons.