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Nestled in the enchanting medieval village of Yvoire, CAMPING MATHIEU LE LEMAN I provides a unique gateway to the stunning surroundings of Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes. Wander through Yvoire's charming streets, noted for their half-timbered houses adorned with vibrant flowers. Visit the Garden of Five Senses, a botanical maze inspired by medieval gardens, where aromatic plants, sculptures, and water ...See more

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Yvoire Medieval Village
351 m

Yvoire Medieval Village

A former 14th-century stronghold and now a member of the association of France's Most Beautiful Villages, Yvoire bears its heritage with pride and elegance. Whatever the season, come and discover the treasures of this medieval town on the shores of Lake Geneva. Once a fishing village on the shores of Lake Geneva, this medieval town is now a must-see tourist attraction. Valuable 14th-century remains remain: gates, ramparts, castle, square tower... You'll also notice the splendid gleaming bulbous bell tower of Saint Pancrace church. To the delight of visitors, the medieval town can be visited on foot. Take a leisurely stroll through the narrow streets and discover Yvoire's pretty stone houses and two harbors. Throughout your visit, you'll enjoy beautiful views over the lake. You'll also have the pleasure of finding the Jardin des Cinq Sens, inspired by the poetic atmosphere of the labyrinths of the Middle Ages. Several intimate gardens with evocative names invite you to awaken your senses and discover new things: the garden of taste, smell, touch... On the lake side, depending on the season, you can enjoy a variety of activities: - guided cruises aboard the Odina, Lake Geneva's first hybrid passenger boat - theme cruises or lake tours with Compagnie Générale de Navigation - wake sessions, towed buoys, apéro boat, private cruises... - a small beach in Yvoire to cool off on during your visit You'll find plenty of boutiques, designers, galleries, restaurants, hotels and self-catering accommodation on site. The village is freely accessible all year round. If you'd like to take your visit a little further, both are a 20-minute walk from the medieval town: - Nernier, the pearl of Lake Geneva, a pretty village of colorful houses with poets' phrases inscribed in the stone. For a romantic lakeside getaway. - Domaine de Rovorée - La Châtaignière, a large natural walking area accessible from the voie verte. Forest with tall trees, paths along the lake, remains of an ancient medieval town and beautiful panoramic views.

Bureau d'Information Touristique Place de la Mairie 74140 Yvoire
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Domaine de Rovorée - La Châtaignière
1.5 km

Domaine de Rovorée - La Châtaignière

Covering 24 hectares on the shores of Lake Geneva, the Domaine de Rovorée - La Châtaignière is one of France's largest public natural areas. Old-growth forest, wild banks, old buildings, remarkable biodiversity and panoramic views make for an unspoilt site. On this 24-hectare estate—one of the few public spaces accessible along the shores of Lake Geneva in France—stand the Rovorée Manor and La Châtaignière, properties owned by the Haute-Savoie Department and the Conservatoire du Littoral. The estate is one of the largest natural sites open to the public on the French shore of Lake Geneva. It is not a landscaped urban park but a sensitive natural area home to an ancient forest with centuries-old chestnut trees, lakeshores featuring tufa caves and medieval ruins, forest and shore birds, and a splendid view of Lake Geneva. The absence of modern structures preserves the magical charm of these landscapes, shaped over the centuries by human activity, and offers nature lovers and those seeking tranquility a unique site, notably for its magnificent chestnut trees, which have been rooted in this preserved area for two centuries. The estate features a wide variety of landscapes: tufa springs, meadows, hedgerows, wooded areas, and lakeshores… These contrasts account for the richness of the local biodiversity. There are no fewer than 350 plant species, 87 bird species, 29 butterfly species, and 13 bat species! The site is designed to be welcoming to all visitors: interpretive signs along the trails, parking, accessibility for people with limited mobility, educational resources for teachers, and plans for a picnic area… The trails are partially accessible to people with limited mobility. Every year, from April through October, the Department and its partners offer free nature discovery activities, allowing you to explore the site’s richness in a fun, artistic, and unique way, as well as an exhibition that bridges nature and culture. Don’t miss it—the “Regards croisés: Sentinels and Sanctuary of Morbihan” exhibition: take part in a unique dialogue between two exceptional regions—the Alpine mountains and the Morbihan coast. Free admission, daily from July 30, 2026, to May 31, 2028. Sensitive Natural Area owned by the Haute-Savoie Department.

Route d'Excenevex 74140 Yvoire
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Chapelle Notre Dame du Lac
2.1 km

Chapelle Notre Dame du Lac

The Chapelle Notre Dame du Lac is a privately-owned property that forms part of the historic estate of the village of Nernier. The purpose of the Notre Dame du Lac association is to safeguard, restore and maintain the chapel. Abbé Favre erects a sanctuary dedicated to the Mother of God under the name of Notre Dame du Lac. He was looking for a suitable plot of land on which to build this religious edifice, and proposed that the commune sell him a plot of land at La Luche du Crot, between Chemin du Cré and Chemin de Frize. In 1856, the municipal council agreed to the construction of the chapel. But it was not until August 1, 1862, that the municipal council agreed to sell the land for the modest sum of 50 francs. The council's deliberations include an essential clause in the contract: "Should the chapel be demolished or cease to be used as a religious service, the land will revert to the Commune by right and without indemnity". As the parcel of land sold was not sufficient, Abbé Favre asked the Comte d'Antioche, who owned the adjacent meadow, to add to the extent of the land by making a donation. In order to build the chapel, Abbé Favre opened a bazaar in Nernier and went begging in Lyon and even as far as Paris. Every year, he made a profit of between 1,500 and 2,000 francs, with the noble family of Saugy helping to finance the project. He launched the construction of the Notre-Dame-du-Lac chapel for the conversion of the Vaud region, the preservation of the Catholic religion in the Chablais region and for boatmen in mortal danger. The chapel was opened for worship on November 21, 1861 by archpriest Duret de Massongy. To see a photo of the chapel: youtu.be/oioslrocuog

299 route de la Chapelle 74140 Nernier
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Saint Peter's Church
3 km

Saint Peter's Church

The church, dedicated to Saint Peter, stands in a secluded position between the town and the village of Veret. It was built between 1839 and 1841 in the neo-classical Sardinian style. While the neighboring parishes of Nernier, Yvoire and Excenevex depended on the abbey of Filly, Messery was under the authority of the chapter of St Pierre-de-Genève, and appears to have little income. As early as the 15th century, there was a confraternity of the Holy Spirit. The population then stood at 30, rising to 40 in 1518 and over 50 by the end of the 16th century. As a result, emigration began at the end of the previous century. During the Bernese occupation, Nernier, until then a godchild of Yvoire, became part of Messery in 1540 and remained so until 1793. When the occupiers left, Messery was one of three parishes authorized to retain a Reformed minister. In 1589, in the midst of a religious war, the Baron d'Hermance, governor of Allinges, authorized it to continue celebrating the Lord's Supper, preaching and baptizing, but the chroniclers point out that "there is no exercise in the whole baillage other than here". As a result, the village was spared from the Geneva troops that were ravaging the Chablais region at the time. Similarly, after the mission of St. François de Sales, the parishes of Messery and Nernier, made up mainly of boatmen and fishermen, were reluctant to recant and, along with Yvoire, were among the last to convert. The behavior of the local nobility could only encourage them in this attitude.

Le Vérêt 74140 Messery
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Beach of fine sand
3 km

Beach of fine sand

The only natural sandy beach on the French side of Lake Geneva, Excenevex is ideal for relaxing with family or friends. Its gentle slope, shallow waters at around 25°C in summer and views of the Dent d'Oche and Switzerland make it a privileged site. The only natural fine-sand beach on the French side of Lake Geneva, Excenevex beach is the ideal place to enjoy a relaxing day out with family or friends. Its gentle slope stretching for dozens of meters makes it particularly suitable for swimming and water sports: pedal boats, stand-up paddle, kite-surfing, water-walking and kayaking... There's also a large children's playground, volleyball court, miniature golf course, merry-go-rounds (in summer) and a picnic area with picnic tables (PRM accessible). Lovers of relaxation can also rent deckchairs and parasols. Swimming is supervised by lifeguards in July and August. They ensure the safety of the bathing area and intervene if necessary. The beach is accessible to people with reduced mobility, with adapted access, free use of an immersion chair (to be requested from the lifeguards) and parking spaces. Please note - sanitary facilities on the beach (no showers) - pets and horses are prohibited on the entire municipal beach from March 1 to November 30. - barbecues are prohibited. - Kitesurfing is permitted on Excenevex beach, subject to the rules in force. Please remember to protect the site by bringing in your garbage or depositing it in the sorting areas in the parking lots.

Avenue de la Plage 74140 Excenevex
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Excenevex sand beach
3.1 km

Excenevex sand beach

You can find in Excenevex the only natural white sand beach on the Leman lakeside, located in a stunning alpine scenery. Separated from Sciez by the Vion river, its gently sloping beach was the reason for its first settlement on Stone Age stilts. And the same beach is still the cause of a remarkable summer tourist boom, which will continue to grow as the bathing and botanical charms of its lake dunes, unique in Western Europe, become better known. In the Bay of Coudrée, the widest part of the lake, violent northeasterly and southwesterly winds create long, hollow waves, which redistribute the fine sublacustrine deposits 5 to 50 m thick towards the bottom of the bay, on top of the glacier-bottom moraines. When the sands are exposed, the wind carries them inland, creating a system of dunes between the mouth of the Foron and Excenevex that is exceptional in Europe. This phenomenon continues to this day, forcing the municipality to install sand nets on the beach in winter to limit the movement of sand. The dunes : The only lake dunes in the whole of Europe, along with those of Hungary's Lake Balaton, their flour-fine sand is thought to have been deposited 12 or 15,000 years ago by the lake's eddies, soon after the Ice Age, when the Rhone current ran up against a sill cutting off Lake Geneva between the Pointe d'Yvoire and Prangins; the breaking of this barrier revealed a part of the lake which the winds shaped into some twenty undulations 600 m wide, and which was then fixed by vegetation ranging from shoreline reeds (now destroyed to clear the beach) to the true and venerable pine forest (stretching as far as Coudrée), passing through a flora which makes it an "oasis of special plants", where botanists have already discovered a large number of Asian specimens, a score of orchid species and, in a scientifically sensational juxtaposition, the only French station of the Arctic Creeping Buttercup.Excerpt from the guide "Le Chablais touristique" (Edition du Messager de la Haute-Savoie 1964). In winter, this beach is a haven for lake wildlife, which specialists come to admire: ducks, swans, coots, scaups, grebes, sandpipers, barges, herons, egrets... which, during strong breezes, rest in the calm waters of the Vion, a small stream meandering through the La Pinède campsite, the natural boundary with the commune of Sciez. In winter, and even more so in leap years, the level of Lake Geneva is lowered, revealing numerous lake dunes. The level of Lake Geneva is not always constant. In the days when Lake Geneva was unregulated, water level variations could reach more than 2 meters. They depended directly on the inflow of water from the rivers in the watershed. Since 1884, flood protection around the entire lake has been guaranteed by an intercantonal agreement (GE, VD, VS) which sets the lake levels to be respected. Regulation is ensured by the Seujet dam in Geneva; in 1995, this structure replaced the Couleuvrinière plant and the Pont de la Machine dam, worn out by 100 years of daily regulation. The normal maximum lake level is 372.30 meters from June to December, and the minimum level is 371.60 meters from March to April. Every 4 years (leap years), this level is lowered to 371.45 meters (to allow maintenance and repair work on lakeside structures), revealing more lake dunes. During floods or heavy rainfall, however, fluctuations can occur, raising the lake level by around 30 cm.

Avenue de la plage 74140 Excenevex
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