Lac du Bourget, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
4.5 (1.017 reviews) Spent More than 3 hours Ranking #2 in Savoie Bodies of Water
A PRETTY BODY OF WATER
I first saw the lake heading down to the Royal Abbey at Hautecombe where people were disembarking to visit the abbey. There were some pleasure craft on the lake. The following morning I saw some of its southeastern area. The lake is appealing to the eye.
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http://www.lacdubourget.fr
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4.5 based on (1.017 reviews)
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5B d A 5:00 PM Aug 20, 2020
A Jura Savoie jewel with trekking opportunities near and afar
Deep 18 x 2 km water reservoir with impressive hills on the west and Aix les Bains the major conurbation with a littoral and a town some kilometres away. Worth taking the time to circumnavigate and enjoy the vistas. Beware of the signs and the narrowing road of the western shore. It has a wild flair and it is meromictic. Plenty of places to stay, bathing and sailing activities allowed.
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4Phil Larkin 5:00 PM Jul 27, 2020
Better signs please
So, this is a round about way to advise you to AVOID Aix les Bains. This is the better place. Really lovely setting and we found a nice walk through the woods to a nature reserve and old medieval chateau of Thomas II de Savoie. However, we first got badly lost in Aix les Bains. We parked and followed signs to the lake but they ran out and after 20 minutes, we went back to the car and drove on.l you can see the lake but only from a height and at a distance. The walk took us under a very dodgy railway underpass which I would highly recommend to avoid. Honestly, we could not find anything positive about the place but really did like here. Better signes in Aix les Bains would be helpful. Go to Lac du Bourget.
