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TOP 10 REASONS
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Why travel to Chambéry: Find out the top 10 reasons to visit
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A SNEAK PEAK
A SNEAK PEAK
A SNEAK PEAK
A Sneak Peek into Chambéry
- Chambéry is Savoie's historic capital and birthplace. It has been both Italian and French throughout history.
- The famous Tour de France bicycle race passes through the area in the summer.
- Chambéry also has a mountain research centre and the Savoie Technolac research park and the Universite de Savoie.
- Chambéry is a historic city nestled between mountain ranges in the Prealps that was once the capital of its sovereign state.
- The old town is a maze of narrow alleys and dim passageways, dominated by the Château, from which the Dukes of Savoy ruled a large portion of central Europe.
- Chambéry's architecture, art, and cuisine suggest that the city was as Italian as French, even though France only annexed it in 1871.
- Plan because you'll be torn between the charming old town, the Chartreuse and Bauges natural parks' peaks, and the massive and majestic Lac du Bourget, all of which are just minutes away.
- International Airport: Aéroport Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc (CMF)
- Population: 58 039
- Currency: Euro
- Time: GMT +1
- Driving side: Right
- Main Electricity: 230 V
- Official Language: Italian
- Religion: Roman Catholic
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HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS
Top Tourist Attractions in Chambéry
- Chambéry's compact core is most people's idea of the ideal old town, as it is a functioning university town rather than an outdoor museum.
- Place Saint-Léger is Chambéry's main pedestrian thoroughfare and, despite its name, is more of a long street than a city square.
- The Fontaine des Éléphants, featured on many postcards and possibly Chambéry's primary identifier, was built in 1838 and is a French historical monument.
- The fine arts museum proves that Chambéry was not always French, as nearly all works on display are Italian.
- Rue Basse du Château, dubbed Chambéry's oldest street, is a crevice-like alley in the pedestrianized centre.
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SEASONS TO TRAVEL
SEASONS TO TRAVEL
SEASONS TO TRAVEL
Best Months to Visit Chambéry
- Summers in Chambéry are hot, winters are bitterly cold and wet, and the weather is partly cloudy all year.
- The temperature typically ranges from 29°F to 80°F throughout the year, with temperatures rarely falling below 21°F or rising above 89°F.
- According to the tourism score, the best time to visit Chambéry for warm-weather activities is from mid-June to mid-September.
- From June 6th to September 10th, the warm season lasts 3.1 months, with an average daily high temperature of 72°F.
- July is the hottest month in Chambéry, with average highs of 79°F and lows of 57°F.
- From November 17th to March 3rd, the cold season lasts 3.5 months, with an average daily high temperature below 49°F.
- January is the coldest month in Chambéry, with an average low of 29°F and a high of 41°F.
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WORTH A VISIT
WORTH A VISIT
WORTH A VISIT
The Best Places to Visit in Chambéry
Old Town
- Chambéry's compact core is most people's idea of the ideal old town, as it is a functioning university town rather than an outdoor museum.
- It's not a large park, but you could walk around for hours without feeling like you've seen everything.
- This is due to the vaulted passageways, similar to the Traboules in Lyon and leads to secret courtyards and parallel streets and alleys no wider than an arm's width.
- On Rue Croix d'Or, the now pedestrianized street draped in the Savoy colours where the nobility once resided, things take a turn for the grander, and you'll never be more than seconds from a cafe, crêperie, or glacier.
Place Saint-Léger
- Place Saint-Léger is Chambéry's main pedestrian thoroughfare and, despite its name, is more of a long street than a city square.
- The street opens to large areas with restaurant and cafe seating along its length before tapering to just a few metres across and is paved with pink granite.
- The buildings, which are a jumble of styles and eras, are painted in pastel colours.
- You might be tempted to duck down one of the allées, vaulted passageways that branch off the street.
- Hôtel Dieulefis, Hôtel de Montjoie, and Hôtel du Bourget, all dating from the 1500s to the 1700s, are three lovely old townhouses to look out for.
Fontaine des Éléphants
- The Fontaine des Éléphants, featured on many postcards and possibly Chambéry's primary identifier, was built in 1838 and is a French historical monument.
- Four elephants protrude only their heads and front legs, one on each side of the fountain's plinth.
- The fountain has earned the affectionate moniker "Les quatre sans culs" (the four without butts). The fountain's namesake, Benoît de Boigne, is commemorated by a statue atop a 17-meter column.
- He was a general who made his name in India (hence the elephants) and returned with a fortune, which he spent on public works and welfare in Chambéry.
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DISCOVER MORE
DISCOVER MORE
DISCOVER MORE
Chambéry Off the Beaten Track
Chambéry Cathedral
- Despite its small size, the city's cathedral has a lot to offer.
- The interior is most notable for its 6,000 square meters of lavish Italian trompe l'oeil painting, Europe's largest ensemble, created in stages during the 1800s.
- This structure had been a church attached to a Franciscan monastery before becoming a cathedral, and it housed the Shroud of Turin for a time in the 1400s.
- Of course, that treasure has moved on, but the treasure room now houses an 1100s Byzantine ivory altarpiece painting and a 1400s polychrome nativity scene.
Musée des Beaux-Arts
- The fine arts museum proves that Chambéry was not always French, as nearly all works on display are Italian.
- The Primitives are the first of these, dating from the 1300s to the 1700s.
- The 14th-century altarpiece depicting the Trinity by Sienese artist Bartolo di Fredi is sublime, and from there, you can follow the evolution of the Neapolitan, Venetian, Florentine, and Bolognese schools into the Renaissance, Mannerism, and Baroque.
- Take a look at what's on because there's a lot of exhibition space for temporary exhibits.
Les Charmettes
- The polymath Jean-Jacques Rousseau lived in this lovely country house in a wooded hollow on the outskirts of Chambéry as a young man.
- He lived here with his mentor and mistress, Madame de Warrens, from 1736 to 1742, and later in life, he described his time in Les Charmettes as idyllic.
- People have come to Les Charmettes to learn why Rousseau loved it since he became an icon of the Enlightenment and Romantic movements.
- The house is decorated in the 1730s style, with some of Rousseau's personal effects on show, and the grounds include an 18th-century style garden with herbs, medicinal plants, fruits, and vegetables.
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CULTURE & TRADITIONS
CULTURE & TRADITIONS
CULTURE & TRADITIONS
Chambéry Culture and Traditions
- Chambery, a modern and vibrant city, is proud of its past as Savoy's capital.
- Chambery has maintained a solid connection to Italy and a vibrant cultural life due to its past.
- The community has managed to grow while maintaining a pleasant quality of life.
- Feel the Old Town's Italian flavour, with its maze of hidden passageways, pedestrian walkways suitable for a stroll, and colourful Sardinian-style facades.
- Do you know that Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent a lot of time in Chambéry? From the Dukes of Savoy Castle to the Charmettes Museum, follow the itinerary of the great philosopher across the city.
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FOOD FUN FASHION
FOOD FUN FASHION
FOOD FUN FASHION
Chambéry: Food, Fun & Fashion Guide
Beaufort
#food
- Beaufort is a cheese made from raw Tarentaise cow's milk that has been manufactured in the Rhône-Alpes area of France since the Middle Ages.
- It is typically aged for four to five months, much longer than its softer Alpine counterparts.
- Beaufort is salt-rubbed every day for the first two months, and once the rind has matured enough, the cheese wheels are smeared with morge, a mixture of brine, whey, and old cheese scrapings.
- This distinctive convex-sided cheese is available in three varieties known as Le Beaufort, Le Beaufort d'Été and Le Beaufort Chalet d'Alpage.
Chocolate truffles
#food
- Ganache is shaped into a ball, dipped in chocolate, and rolled in cocoa powder to make chocolate truffles.
- Chocolate truffles were born in 1828, when the cocoa press was invented, allowing chocolatiers to extract cocoa butter from cocoa beans.
- After extracting the cocoa butter, they were left with chocolate solids, which they combined with cream to make the ganache, the key ingredient used as the inner layer of chocolate truffles.
- To generate flavours such as peanut butter, cognac, champagne, caramel, fruits, or nuts are added to the ganache.
Tomme de Savoie
#food
- Tomme de Savoie is a semi-soft, uncooked cheese with a grey rind with yellow and red spots.
- In the French regions of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, the cheese is made from cow's milk.
- It is the oldest cheese from the Savoie region, where the mountain climate contributes to the cheese's distinctive characteristics.
- Tomme de Savoie was created when local peasants used their summer milk supplies to make cheese to last through the winter.
- Tomme de Savoie is made from the leftover skimmed milk after the cream is drained to make butter, which is why it has a low-fat content (40 per cent).
Royal Arcade
#FASHION
- The city's oldest shopping mall, dating from 1856, offers everything from antiques to clothing.
- All of the Arcades in central Chambery are fantastic, with a diverse range of shops and merchandise.
- The arcades, the castle, and the museum are far preferable to the mega-stores in the central area, which are fine except for the gangs of beggars and winos.
- The city must clear the area of panhandlers and drunks who use abusive language and behaviour.
The Castle Quarter Arcades
#FASHION
- The Castle Quarter Arcades have been a part of Chambery's architectural and retail heritage for 131 years since they first opened their doors in 1885.
- The Castle Quarter comprises three magnificent Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade, and Duke Street Arcade, all within walking distance of Chambery Castle.
- Without sacrificing any of its old-world graces, the Castle Quarter has evolved and adapted to the needs of a modern shopping environment.
- The Castle Quarter has grown and adapted to the needs of a modern shopping environment without losing any of its old-world charms. Originally home to many specialist shops of the era - drapers, apothecaries, tailors, jewellers, and fortune-tellers - the Castle Quarter has grown and adapted to the needs of a modern shopping environment without losing any of its old-world charms.
- Castle Arcade is known for its striking central junction built in two sections between 1882 and 1889.
Walibi Rhône-Alpes
#fun
- The Walibi Rhône-Alpes theme park is located in the town of Les Avenières, between Lyon and Chambéry, in a stunning 30-hectare natural setting.
- It is open from May to October and is an excellent choice for a relaxed and enjoyable one-day outing with family or friends.
- It promises hours of unforgettable fun and thrills with a variety of rides and attractions for both children and adults, a 13,000 m2 aquapark called L'Île aux Pirates (pirate island) with slides, a wave pool, and various themed pools, a mini-farm, and various children's shows, including one starring seals!
Western Alexander Park Chambéry
#fun
- Enjoy recreational opportunities such as a seasonal outdoor pool or a terrace and garden view.
- Complimentary wireless Internet access, ski storage, and gift shops/newsstands are also available at this hotel.
- Enjoy international cuisine at LA TRATTORIA, a restaurant with a garden view, or remain in and order room service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Drinks at the bar/lounge are a great way to end the day.
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NATURE & SAFARI
NATURE & SAFARI
NATURE & SAFARI
Chambéry: Natural Beauty & Safari Adventures
- The integral reserve "Roche Grande" was formed in the middle of the Mercantour National Park on September 4th, 2021.
- The goal is to research ecological processes without involving humans, resulting in free evolution.
- This reserve covers over 500 hectares and features many lawns on limestone, cliffs and screen, and some woodland habitats.
- The town of Entraunes, the National Forestry Office (NFO), the Communauté de communes Alpes d'Azur, and the Mercantour National Park collaborated to create an integral reserve, which is only the third in France.
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EVENTS & FIESTAS
EVENTS & FIESTAS
EVENTS & FIESTAS
Chambéry Must-Attend Festivals and Events
- At the end of June, the Jardin du Verney organizes approximately ten concerts, a craft village, and other activities related to the 25-year collaboration between Chambéry and Ouahigouya in Burkina Faso.
- Fifteen thousand festivalgoers are expected for the 12th edition of this festival in 2020.
- Chat rooms, shows, conferences, exhibitions, and fun and creative courses are available.
- The chances for exploration allow everyone to have a pleasant and enriching time there.
- Many events are available for young audiences, making the festival even more fun for families.
- The Chambéry Comic Strip Festival has earned a reputation as a festival of artists who are chosen and invited by the organizing committee on an individual basis.
- On Friday, September 30th, Saturday, October 1st, and Sunday, October 2nd, 2022, it will commemorate its 46th birthday.
- The festival's meaning has been given: talent, creativity, uniqueness, poetry, etc.
- These are the folks you come to meet first, anticipating the handshake, the wink, the pleasant and often amusing minor remarks, the "coup de paw," and, of course, the priceless dedication.
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