Deep blue water reflects the clear morning sky, densely forested, lush green mountain slopes and blooming hay meadows glow in the early sunlight while life awakens in the small villages – this is how peacefully rural the southern part of Lake Annecy presents itself in June from a viewpoint in the Roc de Chere nature reserve near Talloires, in contrast to the urban ambience of Annecy with its picturesque old town and cultural centres at the northern end of the lake. Read more