View of the Canals in Annecy-le-Vieux, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France

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Annecy-le-Vieux is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is the fourth-largest town in Haute-Savoie in terms of population, and is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Annecy. It is essentially a residential suburb of Annecy, being less than 3 km from its centre, and is sometimes known at the "XVIe arrondissement" of Annecy. Annecy in the North of the French Alps, is called the Venice of Savoie,a well deserved medieval town centre built around a 14th Century Chateau is dissected by small canals and streams running out of Lac Annecy, which is clean, fresh and a wonderful azure colour.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Annecy-le-Vieux, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: annecy, annecy-le-vieux, annercy, buildings, canals, france, haute-savoie, hisdtoric, hotels, reflections, rhône-alpes, shops, tourism, travel, water