The Charm of the High Savoy district and its most important city, Annecy. Trip to France

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Lake Annecy:
Sunday 08 June 2008, clock 03:45 hours, we leave for the Haute-Savoie which incidentally I have never visited, We have a thousand places to see and pitted photograph. Time is short: 1 day. The Frejus tunnel costs 40 euros round trip for cars cars ...... exaggeratedly exaggeration to say, we arrive in France, and the time unfortunately is not on our side at all cloudy and hot despite being full-June.
We arrived at Annecy, a town lake at the foot of the mountains, we are in full high-Savoie. The first thing we encounter in Annecy and its lake and circumnavigate for a while until you arrive in the large parking lot. The lake is beautiful even when the weather is bad, despite its color from gray to be hints of blue water to see me relaxed. Parking is just near them, and then we are forced to go on an elegant promenade where there are benches and trees, kiosks that are obviously still closed, it's eight o'clock in the morning ...... There are 2 boats moored there, a step away from the center of Annecy, at the port of the lake:
Both are touring and one is a kind of cruise ship from the bottom plate, red and white, inside looks elegant, with a restaurant ...... is a huge floating restaurant, reading the sign finds out, gives Food ranging from 50 to 90 euros, sailing on Lac d'Annecy. Good thing I'm thinking, romantic, original ...... and too expensive!
After touring downtown, we head back over the long-lake 'away from the center and find another tourist marina with boats that tour the lake in average prices, pedalo' submit yourself to yourself around the lake ... .. a green garden a few meters from the marina, park benches along the shore of the lake, some monument, is a classic tourist area very well maintained and equipped, good French.
From here, 'you can' see, looking toward the center, a tower that rises and a sumptuous villa / historical building well kept are still walking along the lake and leaving a ray of sunshine for a moment illuminates all, including the green water is clear and blue, the bottom is sandy, strange to be a lake and more 'close to the mountains.
The water is clear enough, someone is rowing on the lake, is a quiet place and the lake offers many attractions, attracts tourists and affects different countries.
The kiosks are open and ticket to attend the tour of the lake, you also get to pay 15 euros each to make a complete tour lasts approximately one hour.
Landscape is not bad, fresh air, lake, mountains close, plentiful greenery, lots of people who do sports including jogging, cycling and canoeing sports ...... these people. On Sunday there is a market in Annecy or at least a sort of fair, the center is full of stalls all around there is always more 'people. Qulalche begins his daily tour boat on the lake to bring perpetual tourists here and there.
The Long Lake Annecy is really interesting, favored destination in general and relaxing. Bars, pubs, all square ..... restaurants, shops, everything comes to life ...... Inside the lake, there is a small island-only and pure lush vegetation that hosts singing birds, the island can not be 'visit, is small and close to shore. Many boats are moored in the port which is a channel from the lake there towards the interior of the country and among touring boats and fishing, we reach the car with a heavy heart, everything else is waiting for us and so we can not 'do the tour lake, but what we're going to do has nothing to envy to the lake of Annecy, which is still very beautiful and highly recommend!
Vieille Ville: The city center.
But who would have thought that there was like Venice in Savoy? it was a pleasant surprise to enter the old town of Annecy, and note that the stream runs along the houses, shops, gardens, churches, palaces and bridges and roads seem to really place more 'romantic on the planet. is a very beautiful landscape and very nice, old and petite, the center with the walk along the canal is nice, like restaurants cafes and bars, overlooking the canal, the bridges, the recall ANTIQUITY ', everything reminds me of Venice .
There is sun and early morning, we enter through the narrow streets and make wonderful discoveries of postcard views that are truly remarkable, two swans, then, to top it off, light on the water swim the channel.
There is something like a country fair, and between arcades and squares are abandoning the canal to cross a river flowing real fast, we find churches and castles, climb and some people that classically they go around with baguette hand.
The return to the walk along the canal is nice, the windows and flowers as decoration, a beautiful strange calls my attention is the beautiful Palais de L'Isle, the palace, castle, ancient and medieval and check stands in the middle water of the canal in Annecy. The building is really beautiful and has a special position which makes it undoubtedly unique. You can 'turn around the palace and photo after photo will make wonderful discoveries of romantic places and with a clear call to become part of the past eras.
The canal water reflects all some very dilapidated houses, some very old, some restored, which rise along our walk. Jumpers cute with the bow on the stream, dead ends terminating on the water between residential halls, many flowered balconies.
There seems to be in France, there seems to be true even in a place is quiet, it's like an old painting by some famous painter, with essential elements and a touch of unreality 'fairytale.
A restaurant has an arched entrance into the ancient stone from 'directly on the canal, reached by boat, most of the buildings (pastel) are narrow and high ceilings, typical of the Nordic people and places where it snows a lot in winter. It almost seems to be in Amsterdam.
From the slope of the castle then to admire the scenery with green mountains and clouds, houses and water.
The towns with ancient water courses are (for me) perfect to be photographed, making it that little extra will'...... 'for what only the center of Annecy are able to do 50 pictures?
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a really nice town, there are reminders medieval cobbled streets, even a lookout on the high street to the castle of Annecy.
is a perfect place indeed.

The church of Notre Dame de Liesse:
Annecy is located in the center of this ancient church, renovated, open to the public. In the same plaza is a fountain and shops. The church inside is very rich in furniture and statues, paintings and stained glass colorful. It is easily accessible, not far from the main street and the lake
The church is composed of a bell tower and a complex structural base, inside there are 3 naves and a loft.
Address: Place Notre Dame
74000 Annecy

Castle-Museum of Annecy:
Having come to Annecy to 08:00 am, the castle / museum was closed, the lake can see the roof of the castle that overlooks the town. The road that leads uphill to the castle is surrounded by residential areas of which some historians, the castle is quite large and well preserved outdoors.
The main facade is beautiful, the square is large and there we are the hotel of the castle is a nice B & B special. The square of the castle is situated high above the village and you see all the roofs of houses.
At the entrance of the castle there are billboards all pubs