Our Favorite Places
These places we love to share… or keep secret
Some places are not part of our tours, but they live in our thoughts. They are our refuges, our parentheses, these places that remind us that Savoie is not just a backdrop, it's an emotion.
Here are our favorites — in Savoie and Haute-Savoie — to extend your journey beyond the guided trails.
🏔 Savoie Side
La Grotte des Fées
Brison-Saint-Innocent
La Rochetaillée
Chindrieux
Le Molard Noir et la Dent du Chat
Col du Chat
Les boucles de Cusy, Saint-Ours et Chainaz-les-Frasses
Cusy
— La Grotte des Fées
Brison-Saint-Innocent
An ideal walk for nature and legend enthusiasts.
Practical info
Distance : 4 km • Duration : 1h55 • Difficulty : medium • Elevation : +276 m
Start : Last parking of Grotte des Fées path
— La Rochetaillée
Chindrieux
A beautiful hike to do in the morning or afternoon.
Practical info
Distance : 6,6 km • Duration : 2h50 • Difficulty : medium • Elevation : +326 m
Start : Chindrieux village
— Le Molard Noir et la Dent du Chat
Col du Chat
Before reaching the famous Dent du Chat, a beautiful forest walk awaits you.
Practical info
Distance : 2,7 km • Duration : 1h (without final ascent) • Difficulty : easy to Molard Noir / difficult beyond • Elevation : +113 m
Start : TV relay parking – Col du Chat
— Les boucles de Cusy, Saint-Ours et Chainaz-les-Frasses
Cusy
Between fields, woods and small hamlets, these two easy loops form a figure-eight route.
Practical info
Distance : 8,6 km • Duration : 3h10 • Difficulty : easy • Elevation : +237 m
Start : Cusy village
🌄 Haute-Savoie Side
Les Gorges de la Diosaz
Servoz
Le Lac Bénit
Mont-Saxonnex
Le tour du Lac de Vallon
Bellevaux
Le Bout du Monde
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
— Les Gorges de la Diosaz
Servoz
Carved over centuries by an impetuous torrent, the Diosaz Gorges offer a striking natural spectacle.
Practical info
Distance : 2 km • Duration : 1h30 • Difficulty : easy • Elevation : moderate (footbridges, stairs)
Start : Servoz village • Paid entry
— Le Lac Bénit
Mont-Saxonnex
Nestled in the heart of a glacial cirque, this loop leads to Lac Bénit, a turquoise jewel.
Practical info
Distance : 6,6 km • Duration : 3h10 • Difficulty : medium • Elevation : +456 m
Start : Mont-Saxonnex
— Le tour du Lac de Vallon
Bellevaux
In the heart of the Chablais Geopark, Lake Vallon offers an easy and refreshing walk.
Practical info
Distance : 5,4 km • Duration : 1h40 • Difficulty : easy • Elevation : +53 m
Start : Lake Vallon parking – Bellevaux
— Le Bout du Monde
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
This place lives up to its name. In the heart of the Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval cirque.
Practical info
Distance : 9,3 km • Duration : 3h30 • Difficulty : easy • Elevation : +296 m
Start : Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval Cirque parking
✨ The spirit of places
These favorites are not tourist destinations. They are geographic emotions, places chosen for their energy, beauty and silence.
They embody what Aixplore loves most: the meeting between nature and the human soul.
"To explore is to learn to wonder. Sometimes, you just have to walk a little further, to discover the world differently."