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Chambéry is the fascinating Savoyard capital city. By hiring a car and driving through motorways and alleys, you will be able to fully explore it. Rent a car in Chambéry via our GoCarRental.com website and you will not miss anything of this outstanding city justly given the “City of Art and History” title. Chambéry has important sights that strike for their historical and architectural power. Your cultural curiosity will be tickled by the labyrinth of alleys, shimmering facades, and neat quarters which make Chambéry a very good destination for tourists. Chambéry is located in the Rhone-Alpes region and is home to an archbishopric and an important court of appeal. The city lies on a vast territory surrounded by mountains. Looking westwards, you will recognize the Thorn mountain range; eastwards, the Bauges; southwards, the majestic Granier Mount. Northwards, Chambéry’s boundary is Lake Bourget.

Must-see

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  The Chateau des Ducs de Savoie, truly a trip in Chambéry and Savoy’s history.

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  A tour in the Eureka Gallery and its different thematic spaces.

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  The lakes around Chambéry with their enjoyable water activities.

Chambéry boasts an impressive array of artistic and cultural venues. Museums like the Museum of Fine Arts will satisfy even the most demanding painting connoisseur, especially for its important collection of Italian artists. If you are curious about the famous “trompe l'oeil” paintings, you can watch some very fine samples in St. Francis de Sales’ Cathedral. The Savoisien Museum is an archaeological treasure trove. Built in the middle of a beautiful garden, it exposes items dating back to the Bronze Age. If you want to deepen your knowledge on it, a well-furnished library is also available. Chambéry has also a number of ancient landmark buildings and structures that will make your trip here at once enjoyable and instructive. In the tour through the past remains, a must-mention is the crypt of Lémenc. And the same goes for the graveyard where Mme de Warrens, an intimate friend of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, forever rests in peace. There are then some charming twentieth-century buildings such as the Rodonte SNCF and Les Halles de Chambéry. However, our suggestion is to give in to the attraction of the nearby mountain landscape, very rich in architectural sights of religious orientation. With its acute sense of hospitality and a culture-oriented attitude, Chambéry has won the heart of many travellers. Overall, as it turns out with the very best cities, the master plan is to lose your way on purpose. Wander through Chambéry’s streets and alleys and enjoy the random discoveries made at every step. The famous Fountain of Elephants, for example, will be perfect to relax out; and the lively Place Saint-Léger will be ideal for a shared coffee. Green spaces abound in Chambery, so take the chance to have a picnic and a walk with your beloved ones. It is well worth it, especially since this city has seen his flora abundance acknowledged in the contest of cities and flowered villages, standing out with a great three flowers.