choose Annecy, Colmar or Lyon as your setting
Getaway to Annecy, the Venice of the Alps
Prefecture of Haute-Savoie pleasantly loved between lake and mountains, Annecy first invites couples in love to tread the cobbled streets of its old town. Along its canals, listen to its fortified past, its prison (the Palais de l’Ile), its cathedral, its town hall, its conservatory and its mansions.
For lunch, why not enjoy a delicious morel tartiflette in one of the bistros or one of the brasseries in the city (menu from €20)? Later, on foot, on rollerblades or by bike, near Le Thiou, on the Pont des Amours, along the Pâquier or the greenway, discover breathtaking panoramas: eternal snow over the entire Aravis range dominated by the Tournette, castles nestled on the hills (Montrottier, Menthon, Duingt, to name but a few), sailboats sketching out on the misty horizon…
So many romantic appearances that you can also enjoy during a cruise aboard the mythical Libellule (from €15.80 per adult), or from the air, in a hot air balloon (on a clear day, take-offs possible from La Forclaz and Talloires in particular , from €290).
For brunch or dinner, especially if you like without counting, book your table in one of the gastronomic restaurants which adjoin the lake (La Rotonde des Trésoms, La Maison Bleue, Le Clos des Sens, L’Impérial Palace…).
More information : https://www.lac-annecy.com/
A weekend in Colmar
In the heart of the Alsatian vineyards, Colmar invites you to toast (in moderation, however) to endless love! Guardian of a renowned heritage and art of living, this attached city, with half-timbered houses and countless canals, will certainly seduce you!
On the program, on foot, in a horse-drawn carriage (from €6) or in a flat-bottomed boat (from €7): the Maison des Têtes built at the beginning of the 17th century, the Maison Pfister (bourgeois residence from the Renaissance) , the Dominican Church, the Saint-Martin Collegiate Church, the Poissonnerie and Maraîchers districts, the local flavors market, the Unterlinden and Bartholdi museums, etc.
In addition, during this route dotted with friendly inns, small or large duo hunger will be satisfied! On the plate: sauerkraut, baeckeofe, matelote du Rhin, coq au Riesling, Munster and kougelhopf (menu from €18 per person).
To know more : https://www.tourisme-colmar.com/fr
Excursion in the small streets of Lyon
What better idea, as romantic as one could wish, to explore the unmissable places of the capital of silk, on foot, in a Happy 2CV or on a pedicab?
Head, first, to the maze of the old town: the Saint-Jean district, its craft shops, its famous corks (menu from €20), its museum of miniatures (€9.50 adult admission) and its traboules, without forgetting Fourvière and the Croix-Rousse.
Detour, then, to Place Bellecour and a shopping stopover on Rue de la République, before enjoying a pastry and a romantic coffee near Terreaux.
Also opt for a cultural trip to the Musée des Confluences (€9 adult entry) or a green outing in the Tête d’Or greenhouses (free entry). In the evening, a main promenade in the main is essential, along the quays and the illuminated bridges of the Rhône and the Saône.
Looking for more ideas? https://www.lyon.fr/lieu/tourisme/office-du-tourisme-et-des-congres-du-grand-lyon