Helios Photos offers a wide selection of panoramic nature, mountain and wildlife photos around Annecy, in Haute Savoie. We print and frame your favorite mountain, snowy or summer photos from a vast choice of references. You'll find here a large quantity of photos on Annecy, Haute-Savoie, as well as the surrounding mountains, from Chambéry to Chamonix, passing through the Aravis. Annecy is a town located in high Savoie, French region bordering Switzerland and Rhône by the north. Ideally situated near a very touristical lake with turquoise waters, this town is nicknamed Venice of the Alps for its many visitors in summer or winter.
Situated between the northern mountains of the French Alps and Geneva, Lake Léman. In 2021, Annecy was elected the best place to live, but lost that title due to the excessive cost of houses and apartments in Annecy, without mentioning problems related to traffic, pollution, as well as overpopulation. The most popular mountains around Annecy are Semnoz, Tournette, Parmelan. But it's not worth forgetting all the mountains in the Massif des Bauges, located between Annecy, Chambéry and Faverges, such as: Trellod, Arcalod, Chaurionde, Sambuy, flat bank, Charbon, Roc of Bœufs, Taillefer, then
on the eastern side of Lake, the Massif of Bornes, with Mont Veyrier, Mont Baron, Baronnet, Dents de Lanfon, Lanfonnet, Tournette, Cret des Mouches, and Arclosan. Then come the mountains bordering the south of the department: Dent of Cons, as well as beautiful Star which marks the frontier between Faverges and Albertville.
The Mont Charvin, marks the beginning of the Aravis chain by the Southwest, chain that will pass through Col des Aravis around Clusaz, with Etale and Pointe Percée for most known summits, offering a
wonderful view, summer like winter on the chain of Mont Blanc, 4810 meters, the roof of Europe and
Holy Land for all alpinists.
The main tourist activities in Haute Savoie are the activities related to winter sports such as skiing in mountains, or other gliding sports such as ski de randonnée, ski fond, snowboard, kite surf,
as well as Alpine climbing, as the mountains of Haute Savoie are often equipped with via ferratas
