Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-Savoie

Castle
74210 Faverges

Faverges Castle, a former 13th century castle rebuilt in the 15th century, dominates Faverges-Seythenex in Haute-Savoie. Partially classified as historical monuments, it illustrates Savoyard military architecture.

Renaissance style castle
74270 Clermont

Clermont Castle, a 16th century Renaissance building, dominates the commune of Clermont in Haute-Savoie. Former episcopal residence, it combines Italian architecture and medieval remains in a preserved Alpine setting.

House
74890 Lully

Buffavent Castle, built in the 15th century, is a historic monument located in Lully, Haute-Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This castle bears witness to late medieval architecture.

Castle
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.

House
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.

Castle
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.

Chartreuse
74950 Le Reposoir

The Chartreuse du Reposoir, a cartreux monastery founded in 1151, is located in the Foron valley in Haute-Savoie. Classified as a historical monument, it now houses a Carmel after a rich medieval and modern monastic history.

Cave at the Fairies
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.