Lake Annecy

Lake Annecy is a sizeable lake nestled in the mountains on the edge of the alps. There is a road and bike trail that winds around its shoreline, and many walking routes that trail off up the slopes. But this holiday we wanted something a little more sedate, so we chose to tour the lake on one of the tourist boats.

It was a very pleasant 90 minute trip just motoring up the full length of the lake admiring some of the extraordinary residences that have been built on the shoreline, before returning back to the beautiful town of Annecy.

To provide some scale the lake is 14.6 km long (9.1 mi), and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) wide. It’s about 40 m (135 ft) deep.

It was the perfect place to relax with friends.