Annecy Walking Tour with Audioguide: 21 Landmarks at Your Pace

Annecy's old town, canals, and lakeside in 21 audio stops: pause whenever you want

A self-guided walking tour of Annecy using a smartphone audioguide app with 21 professionally narrated stops, covering the city's medieval core from the Cordeliers embankment to Pont des Amours. Download the app, activate your purchase, and follow the map at your own pace. The audio remains accessible offline for a full year. Admission to individual attractions is separate. No human guide is provided.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Lake Annecy10m
2. Bridge of Loves10m

Self-guided walking tour of Annecy

• Start at Cordeliers embankment
• Walk along the Thiou River
• Visit Porte Sainte-Claire gate
• See Annecy Castle from outside
• Explore Marché d’Annecy market
• Visit Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
• Cross Pont Morens bridge
• View Le Palais de l’Île
• Visit Église Saint-François de Sales
• Walk through Jardins de l’Europe park
• See Monument to Claude Louis Berthollet
• View Brother Arsen’s Sundial
• Walk across Pont des Amours bridge
• End at Pâquier lakeside lawns

The experience

Annecy's old town sits around the Thiou River and its network of canals, bridges, and waterside streets. This tour threads through that landscape on foot, starting at the Cordeliers embankment and moving toward Lake Annecy and Pont des Amours. The audioguide app gives you 21 stops (each one a recorded story about a specific landmark or street), so you hear about Annecy Castle, the Cathedral, the Island Palace, Sainte-Claire Gate, and the market that still anchors the historic centre. The stories are written by professional historians and journalists, not generic descriptions, and they're designed to fit into roughly 1 to 1.5 hours of walking, though you control the actual pace.

You download the app before you go, activate your purchase in your chosen language (English, French, German, or Italian), and then you're free to wander. The app shows you a map with the route marked, so you know where to go next. Pause at a café, duck down a side street, or linger at a bridge, the audio waits. Because the tour downloads to your phone, you don't need data or a signal once you've set it up. Headphones help with sound quality, especially in a busy old town, but the app works without them. You move through the city on your own schedule, not tied to a group or a fixed departure time.

The tour doesn't require any particular fitness level and works for anyone 14 and up. Admission to the actual attractions (the castle, the cathedral, the museum inside the Island Palace) costs extra and you arrange those separately. Public transport runs nearby if you need it, but the walking route itself stays within the compact old town and the lakeside parks. Once you've bought access, you can return to the tour anytime during the year, picking up where you left off or starting fresh on a return visit.

What’s included

• 21 audio recordings narrated by a professional historian.
• offline map with GPS route navigation.
• audioguide app for iPhone and Android.
• one year of access to the tour in your chosen language.
• illustrated guides to help identify landmarks.

Options for this experience

5 options

EnglishNo fixed time

FrenchNo fixed time

GermanNo fixed time

See 2 more options

ItalianNo fixed time

SpanishNo fixed time

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (14 and older) · Under 14: can't be booked

GroupUp to 20

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by TouringBee

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to explore Annecy's old town and lakeside on your own schedule without waiting for a group or a fixed departure time. The audioguide works offline, so you can pause, wander down side streets, or sit by the water without losing your place in the story.

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Top questions

What language options does the Annecy audioguide come in?

The audioguide is available in English, French, German, and Italian. You choose your language when you activate your purchase in the app.

Do I need to buy tickets to enter Annecy Castle and the other landmarks on the tour?

Admission to the attractions is not included in the audioguide purchase. You buy tickets separately at each site if you want to go inside. The tour itself guides you to them and tells their story from outside or in the public areas.

Can I use the audioguide if I don't have a phone signal or data plan?

Yes. Once you download the app and activate your purchase, the audio and map work offline. You don't need a signal to listen or navigate the route.

How long does the walking tour actually take?

The tour is designed for 1 to 1.5 hours of walking, but you set the pace. You can pause at any stop, take breaks, or spend longer at a particular landmark without affecting the rest of the tour.

What is Pont des Amours and where does it fit in the tour?

Pont des Amours is an early 20th-century footbridge linking the lakeside gardens to the Pâquier lawns near Lake Annecy. It's the final major stop on the route and one of Annecy's most recognizable landmarks, with views across the water and tree-lined approaches.