Seythenex: Hotels and accommodations
Accommodation in Seythenex
At the Grotte et cascade de Seythenex, paths and footbridges lead to the upper end of the waterfall, which drops 40 meters. The Grotte et cascade de Seythenex is classified as a Géosite by the Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges. There are also two consecutive zip lines, each 150 meters long, that cross over the waterfall. The grotto is also home to the only cave open to the public in Haute-Savoie; a 40-minute guided underground tour explains the effects of erosion at a temperature of 10°C.
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Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Nature
The Combe de la Sambuy is a natural site in a mountainous landscape offering remarkable views of Lake Annecy and the Massif du Mont-Blanc. It allows for an alpine excursion in a protected environment with exceptional flora. On foot, it can be reached from Faverges via Saint-Ruph or from the car park at the former chairlift terminus. Another access route leads there through the Vallon de la Bouchasse from Les Chaffauds or the Abbaye de Tamié. The approach takes almost three hours and involves an ascent of 850 meters.
Hiking
Les charmes de Seythenex is a moderately difficult circular hike covering 8.9 kilometers, with 434 meters of ascent and 430 meters of descent; the stated duration is 2 hours and 45 minutes. The tour starts and ends at Place Bernard Pellarin in Seythenex. It passes through flower-filled meadows, shady forests, and typical hamlets at the foot of the Massif de la Sambuy, as well as beneath the distinctive peaks of the fourteen Bauges summits reaching elevations of over 2,000 meters.
The marked Balade à la cascade de Seythenex is an easy out-and-back hike taking 20 minutes and covering 0.6 kilometers, with an ascent of 50 meters.
Culture
The Chapelle des Combes is a Cistercian chapel whose construction presumably dates back to the 16th century. Its reconstruction took 80 years; the building was completed in 1851 and blessed by Saint-François-de-Sales.
The Pont de Seythenex was inaugurated in 1912 and consists of four arches made of dressed stone. It is 125 meters long and 53 meters high. It was closed to traffic in 1974 and has been open to pedestrians since 2009.
The La Sambuy site has a summer alpine coaster.
Other destinations: Le Praz De Lys, Chatel, Saint-Julien-En-Genevois, Thénésol, Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, Saint-Ferréol, Étrembières, L'etale
To the overview of destinations: Haute-Savoie.
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