Photos of the changing seasons around Lake Annecy. Choose one of the sub-menu items under the Gallery -> Season menu to see pictures from a specific time of year, or just browse through the random selection shown here. Click on any photo to open a slideshow.
Walking in the Bauges mountains
Spring at Annecy railway station
Tandem paragliding over Lake Annecy, chateau de Ruphy
La fête du lac, Annecy, August each year
The cycle track, Saint-Jorioz
The canal at night in front of the Palais de l'Isle (Island Palace), Annecy
En route for the Semnoz ski area, Annecy
The botanical gardens, Annecy
Donkeys outside chez42, Saint-Jorioz
Annecy castle overlooking bars and bistrots
Waves on a windy day, Lake Annecy
Diving platform at Saint-Jorioz, Lake Annecy
Early morrning swim in Lake Annecy, Annecy-le-Vieux
Sunlight shining through the mist at Christmas, Semnoz, near Annecy
Saint-Jorioz beach in winter, Lake Annecy
Skiing on the Semnoz, Annecy
Boats moored at Saint-Jorioz marina
Autumn view of Lake Annecy near Duingt
Retour des Alpages festival, every Autumn, Annecy
Kayaking on Lake Annecy, Sevrier
View of the Dents de Lanfon in winter from chez42
Sunlight and clear air above a blanket of mist, Semnoz, near Annecy
Animals and costumes, Retour des Alpages festival, Annecy
Lake shore, Saint-Jorioz
Summer hiking in the Alps, La Tournette, Lake Annecy
View across Saint-Jorioz to the lake and mountains beyond
Cycling to the top of the Semnoz, Annecy
Boats on the canal at Bonlieu, Annecy
View of Lake Annecy, large and small sections
View from the Tournette, showing the track to the Chalet de l'Aulp
View of Lake Annecy from Mont Veyrier
Paragliders take-off point, Col de la Forclaz, Lake Annecy
View of Mont Blanc from the Semnoz
View of the Taillefer from the Roc de Chère
The Semnoz in winter
Menthon-Saint-Bernard esplanade, Lake Annecy
Lake Annecy from the sky, tandem paragliding
Ruphy Castle, Duingt, Lake Annecy
Hang-gliding launch ramp, Col de la Forclaz
Joaquim Rodriguez, Chris Froome, Annecy to the top of the Semnoz 2013
Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Lake Annecy
Annecy old town by night
Annecy beach slide
Talloires beach restaurant
Hardy donkeys in a snowstorm, in a field close to chez42 apartment
The old prison at night, River Thiou, Annecy
The Venetian Carnival, February/March, Annecy
Paragliging at Talloires, Lake Annecy
The Semnoz in winter, Mont Blanc in the distance
Relaxing and paddling on the beach at Saint-Jorioz, Lake Annecy
Paragliding over Lake Annecy
Sevrier harbour
Traditional costumes and music, Retour des Alpages festival, Annecy
Marais de l'Enfer and reedbeds, Saint-Jorioz, Lake Annecy
Ruphy Castle, Duingt, Lake Annecy
Climbing the Tournette, Lake Annecy
Venetian carnival, Annecy old town, costumes and masks
View of the Semnoz across Lake Annecy
Tree-lined path leading away from Saint-Jorioz beach
A duck on Lake Annecy, Sevrier
Annecy's annual fireworks display - la Fête du Lac
Paragliging over Lake Annecy
Lake Annecy from Angon Beach