chambery

November 26, 2022

Hike from Chambéry to Aix-les-Bains through Le Malpassant

In autumn 2021, I walked from Chambéry to Aix-les-Bains, passing through Le Malpassant.

April 2, 2022

Hike to Pointe de la Galoppaz & Pic de la Sauge

Last summer, I went on a hike to Pointe de la Galoppaz and Pic de la Sauge, in the Bauges mountains not far from Chambéry.

September 4, 2021

Hike to Mont Margeriaz

In the summer of 2020, I went on a hike to Mont Margeriaz in the Bauges mountains, taking the path through Golet de l’Agneau from La Féclaz.

December 28, 2020

Hike to Trou de l'Enfer, Canyon de Ternèze, le Grand Joueret & Mont Saint-Michel

In the fall of last year, I went on a hike in the Bauges mountains above Chambéry: I passed through Trou de l’Enfer, Canyon de Ternèze and Motte Castrale du Grand Joueret on the way to Chapelle Saint-Michel.

September 7, 2019

Hike to Bec du Corbeau, Mont Joigny & Pointe de la Gorgeat

Around the end of spring, I went on a hike in the Chartreuse mountains above Chambéry: I reached the summits of Bec du Corbeau, Mont Joigny and Pointe de la Gorgeat.

September 2, 2019

Yakitori at Le Patio in Chambéry

Tsukune and Beef & Cheese yakitori skewers, with rice.

August 30, 2019

Fontaine des Éléphants (Chambéry)

The Fontaine des Éléphants (Fountain of the Elephants) is a 18m-high fountain in Chambéry and one of its most famous landmarks. It was sculpted in 1838 in honour of Benoît de Boigne, a native of the city who made his fortune working as a general of the Maratha Empire in India. After coming back to Chambéry at the end of the 18th century, de Boigne bestowed some of his wealth on the town and was honoured posthumously with this monument.

August 24, 2019

Château des Ducs de Savoie & Old Town of Chambéry

Earlier this summer, I went on a guided tour of the Château des Ducs de Savoie (Castle of the Dukes of Savoie) in Chambéry. The construction of the castle was started in the 13th century to serve as the seat of the Counts (and later, Dukes) of Savoie but there has been many additions and demolitions over the years since. It now serves as the seat of the Préfecture of Savoie, so, apart from a small room near the entrance, the guided tour is the only way to visit the castle. The version of the tour I went on (called Château, Ruelles et Confidences) also included a visit of the old town of Chambéry.) nearby, which allowed access to some areas not normally open to the public. Some versions of the tour skip that part and visit the Tour Demi-Ronde (Half-Round Tower) in the castle instead.

July 7, 2018

Promenade de Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Chambéry)

The Promenade de Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a short and easy walk in Chambéry that follows the footsteps of Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It starts in the Old Town of Chambéry at Parc de la Calamine and goes up to Les Charmettes, a house where Rousseau lived with Madame de Warens between 1736 and 1742. It then loops back by passing through the Parc de Buisson-Rond and the Château de Boigne.

I didn’t actually walk the whole loop: It was getting late and dark so I went down to the city directly once I reached Les Charmettes.

July 6, 2018

Université Savoie Mont Blanc / Savoie Technolac

The Université Savoie Mont Blanc is a university in the region of Savoie with a few campuses in the Chambéry and Annecy area, including one dedicated to teaching science and located at the Savoie Technolac, in Bourget-du-Lac.