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Chambéry ( UK: / ˈʃɒ̃bəri /, [4] US: / ˌʃɒ̃beɪˈriː /, [5] French: [ʃɑ̃beʁi]; Arpitan: Chambèri) is the prefecture and largest city of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 59,172 as of 2020, while the population of the Chambéry ...
- 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.
- 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…
Chambery castle is an important building (the 'Castle of the Dukes of Savoy') and was sold by its owner (Berlion, Lord of Chambéry) to the Counts of Savoy in 1232. It remained the residence of the Savoy Counts until 1562. The castle is now home to the council offices but you can join a guided visit to see inside.
Chambéry is on the main line between Paris, Turin and Milan, but these trains are suspended because the line is blocked by landslide at Modane further east. This is expected to continue until summer 2024, with longer workaround routes meanwhile. 2 Chambéry Challes-Les-Eaux is the railway station, 500 m north of town centre. By car [edit]
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Historical capital of the Savoie, Chambéry is a City of Art and History boasting numerous treasures.The old town is admirably restored and a great place to stroll around, with mysterious lanes and many covered passages, mansions, trompe-l'oeil facades, charming internal courtyards, Saint-François-de-Sales cathedral, a castle – the former residence of the Dukes of the Savoie – pedestrian ...
It lies in the Leysse Valley between the massifs of Beauges and La Grande Chartreuse, northeast of Grenoble. The Roman station of Lemincum gave its name to the Rock of Lémenc, which overlooks the town on the north. In the 14th century the counts of Savoy made Chambéry their capital. In 1792 it became the capital of Mont Blanc département ...
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