Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Chambéry, France

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 18 m
Descend 26 m

Explore Chambéry in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Château de Boigne

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Château de Boigne Florian Pépellin / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Château de Boigne, also known locally as the Château de Buisson-Rond, is a castle built in the 19th century, on older foundations, which stands in the commune of Chambéry in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Wikipedia: Château de Boigne (FR)

1330 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 2: Hôtel de Chateauneuf

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The Castagnery de Chateauneuf hotel is a former mansion located in the old center of Chambéry, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Chateauneuf (FR)

216 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales

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Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales Florian Pépellin / CC BY-SA 3.0

Chambéry Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Chambéry, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint François de Sales, and is the seat of the Archbishopric of Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, and Tarentaise.

Wikipedia: Chambéry Cathedral (EN)

26 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Musée Savoisien

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Musée Savoisien Florian Pépellin / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Savoy Museum is a departmental museum located in the commune of Chambéry, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Wikipedia: Musée savoisien (FR), Website

206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Fontaine des Éléphants

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Fontaine des Éléphants Florian Pépellin / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Fountain of Elephants, historically called the column of Boigne and today more simply called "the elephants" or nicknamed "the four without ass", is a fountain located in the commune of Chambéry, in the French department of Savoy in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Wikipedia: Fontaine des éléphants (FR)

223 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Le Fidèle Berger

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The pastry shop "Le Fidèle Berger" is the historic sign of a pastry shop-tea room located in France in the commune of Chambéry, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Wikipedia: Pâtisserie Le Fidèle Berger (FR)

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