Chambery

Chambéry occupies the Leysse valley between the Bauges and Chartreuse massifs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Once the capital of the Dukes of Savoy, it retains the Château des Ducs de Savoie, whose buildings now house local government institutions. The old centre is threaded with covered passages and narrow streets, while the 19th-century Fontaine des Éléphants commemorates the Savoyard benefactor Benoît de Boigne. To the north, Lac du Bourget, France’s largest natural lake, forms part of the city’s wider Alpine setting. Browse other webcams across Savoie and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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