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Chambéry (UK: / ˈ ʃ ɒ̃ b ə r i /, US: / ˌ ʃ ɒ̃ b eɪ ˈ r iː /, French: [ʃɑ̃beʁi]; Arpitan: Chambèri) is the prefecture and largest city of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France.
- Old Town. A functioning university town and not just an outdoor museum, the compact core of Chambéry is most people’s idea of the perfect old town. It’s not very large, but you could wander for hours without feeling like you’ve quite seen it all.
- Place Saint-Léger. Despite its name, Place Saint-Léger is more of a long street than a city square, and is Chambéry’s main pedestrian thoroughfare. Along its length the street opens out to large areas with restaurant and cafe seating, then tapering to just a few metres across, and is paved all along with pink granite.
- Fontaine des Éléphants. On many postcards and possibly Chambéry’s main identifier, the Fontaine des Éléphants dates to 1838 and is listed as a French historical monument.
- Chambéry Cathedral. Although quite small the city’s cathedral still has much to recommend it. Most noticeable is the interior which has some 6,000 square metres of extravagant Italian trompe l’oeil painting, the largest ensemble in Europe and composed in stages in the 1800s.
Visit Chambery (Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, France) Photo Gallery Book hotels, flights, car hire. Chambery is an attractive and lively town in the Savoie department of the Rhone Alps, about 50 kilometres north of Grenoble. The city has a long history linked with that of nearby Italy, and the Dukes of Savoy and Chambery only became a permanent part ...
- Peter H. Fredericksburg, VA 973 contributions. Overly acknowledged person? After The French Revolution, the philosopher, Joseph de Maistre, came to the forefront in France.
- Peter H. Fredericksburg, VA 973 contributions. Interesting. “One of the town’s emblematic monuments, this fountain was built in 1838 to pay tribute to General de Boigne, a major benefactor of Chambéry, his native town.”
- King Hugo. Cerisy-Belle-Etoile, France 1 contribution. A great museum tracing a great History. I visited this brand new museum after it restauration. The mix between modern and ancient architecture ( medieval convent ) is stunning, concrete and old stones meet with harmony.
- Juliette B. France 1 contribution. Picnic at Les Charmettes. We visited Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU's house last Wednesday. We were basically looking for a park to picnic in with friends.
- Ville Ancienne. Chambéry's medieval Old Town reveals its beauty gradually. Rush through its lanes and you risk missing hidden courtyards, murals and well-preserved 14th-…
- Cathédrale St-François de Sales. All is not as it seems inside Chambéry's 15th-century Franciscan cathedral, decorated with 6000 sq metres of trompe l’œil painting.
- Château des Ducs de Savoie. Medieval walls, Gothic tracery, trompe l'oeil detailing…Chambéry's château has acquired a wealth of styles since its founding in the 11th century.
- Fontaine des Éléphants. With its four carved elephants, this 17.6m-high fountain looks like the model for an old Indian postage stamp. It was sculpted in 1838 in honour of…
La ville de Chambéry se situe dans le quart sud-est de la France à environ 520 km au sud-est de Paris, 330 km au nord-est de Marseille, 210 km au nord-ouest de Turin, 100 km à l'est-sud-est de Lyon et à 85 km au sud de Genève, ce qui lui vaut le qualificatif de « carrefour naturel européen » et explique son essor historique.
Chambéry. An exceptional setting: Ideally placed, is Chambéry city gate 3 parks: Vanoise National Park and Regional Parks Bauges and Chartreuse. The city inaugurated in 2006 a House of Parks and Mountain. The Chambéry environment also offers many possibilities with water lakes Bourget Aiguebelette...
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