Château de Faverges, Faverges

Name: Château de Faverges
Address: 293 Chemin de la Vie Plaine, Faverges, 74210, France

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The castle of Faverges is an old fortified castle, of the XIIIth century, reworked in the XVth century, located at the border of the county of Savoy and the county of Geneva, which stands on the commune of Faverges-Seythenex in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

The castle was partially registered as a historical monument by order of November 19, 1991. Only the keep, the floor of the courtyard and the retaining walls to the south and southwest are listed.

Coordinates: 45°44'45"N, 6°17'51"E

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293 Chemin de la Vie PlaineFaverges 74210 France

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Château de Faverges – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Chevron, Tamié Abbey, Arcalod, Trélod.

5.2 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Chevron, Mercury
134 min walk • The Château de Chevron is a redesigned and remodelled castle in the commune of Mercury in the Savoie département of France. It was owned by the powerful Quilliard family.
4.1 miS
Monastery
Tamié Abbey
104 min walk • Tamié Abbey is a Cistercian monastery, located in the Bauges mountain range in the Savoie region of France. It was founded in 1132, as a daughter house of Bonnevaux Abbey, by Peter of Tarentaise, who was also the first abbot. It continues as a Trappist community of 30 monks, famous for its cheese, Abbaye de Tamié.
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Arcalod
142 min walk • Arcalod is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps and has an elevation of 2,217 metres above sea level. Arcalod has a prominence of 1,713 metres and is thus an ultra prominent peak. It is the 4th most prominent peak in the French Alps.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trélod
156 min walk • Trélod is a mountain of Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps and has an elevation of 2,181 metres above sea level.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent de Cons
72 min walk • Dent de Cons is a mountain of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps and has an elevation of 2,062 metres.
7.1 miSE
Church
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Albertville
180 min walk • The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption or Saint-Grat church is a church located in France at Conflans in the commune of Albertville, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
5.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Montagne du Charbon
146 min walk • Montagne du Charbon is a mountain in the Bauges in Savoie, France.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Négresse
92 min walk • Négresse is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range. It has an elevation of 1,720 metres above sea level.
7.1 miSE
45°40'15"N • 6°23'50"E
Maison Rouge, Albertville
180 min walk • Forts and castles
2.5 miW
Forts and castles
Château de Gye, Giez
64 min walk • The castle of Giez, also known as Gy or Gye, is an old fortified house of the thirteenth century, remodeled in the sixteenth century and restored in the nineteenth century, which stands on the town of Giez a French commune, in the department ...
0.6 miNW
Church
St. John the Baptist Church, Faverges
17 min walk • The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, sometimes called the church of Viuz-Faverges, is a church in the commune of Faverges-Seythenex, France. It is placed under the patronage of Saint John the Baptist.