Discover Chambéry

When looking for a hotel for a trip to Chambéry, you can make nature, interactive exhibitions or Savoyard history the focus of your stay. The city offers a range of destinations to choose from. To help plan your visits, it is useful to distinguish between green spaces and trails, interactive experiences and historical collections.

Green spaces and trails

Parc du Verney is Chambéry’s oldest park. It features a wide variety of tree and plant species, as well as floral displays. Parc des Monts offers hiking trails and fitness trails. The Parcours nature is a themed route through eight locations in the city where you can discover local wildlife and plant life. These nature destinations therefore differ in focus: park vegetation, trails and fitness, or discovering local wildlife and plant life at several locations.

Exhibitions and collections

Eurêka offers interactive, free exhibitions in Chambéry. The Musée Savoisien has interactive exhibition areas as well as digital games, films and a large projection of a map model; you can visit at your own pace. Different features are therefore relevant to your choice: Eurêka combines interactivity with free admission, while the Musée Savoisien offers specific media and the option to visit at your own pace.

The Musée Savoisien is housed in a 13th-century monastery and presents 2,000 objects across seven themed areas on the history and cultures of Savoy. The Musée des Beaux-Arts has a different collection focus: its collection consists mainly of Italian paintings and spans the late Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century. You can therefore choose between themes relating to Savoy’s history and cultures and a collection focused on Italian painting.

Savoyard history and monuments

The Château des ducs de Savoie is a fortified castle and princely palace associated with the rule of the Counts and Dukes of Savoy. It can only be visited as part of a guided tour. During the tour, you can visit Chambéry’s old town, the courtyard of honour and the château’s Sainte-Chapelle. As access conditions may change, check the reservation and security requirements before your visit.

The Fontaine des Eléphants was built in 1838 in honour of General de Boigne. Its design combines a fountain, a column and a statue, with four elephants forming the Cross of Savoy. The monument thus combines a commemoration with a precise date and a striking depiction of the Savoyard symbol.

Practical information

The Château des ducs de Savoie is accessible near bus routes A, C, D, 1, 2 and 19. Check the current bus network before travelling, as routes may change. When planning your visits, also bear in mind that the château is accessible only as part of a guided tour, and check the applicable reservation and security requirements.

Discover more destinations: Moutiers, Crest-Voland, Saint-Baldoph, Presle, Saint-Nicolas-La-Chapelle, Le Pontet, Bonneval-Sur-Arc, Termignon

For the regional travel overview: Savoie.