Weekend planner · Annecy, Haute-Savoie
Michelin Weekend — Annecy
5Starred options
2★–3★Michelin range
€74Entry menu
€420Full tasting max
3Green ★ kitchens
15.5 hJune daylight
MIFA June 21–27: World animation market + 50th Festival transforms the city — hotels at peak demand, normal prices disappear by mid-June. Treat accommodation as the hardest constraint if traveling after June 14. [39]
Michelin restaurants — 5 options, 2 locations within 5 km, 3 requiring day-trip
★★★🌿
from
€168
→ €288
Closed Sun · Mon · Tue lunch · Thu lunch
★★
from
€74
→ €215
€74 entry = lunch Wed–Sat only
★★🌿
confirm pricing direct
Boat to Talloires = natural combo
★★🌿
from
€110
→ €420
Confirm open days before travel
★★🌿
single menu
€290
Paraglide morning → dinner same ridge
Activities — by price tier
Free
Old Town Walk
€0
Canals · Pont des Amours · Jardins de l'Europe · Pâquier esplanade · Pedestrian zone
walk
€0
68-ha nature reserve · ~50 min up · Belvedere lake views · Between Menthon & Talloires
nature
€0
207 ha wetland · 3.4 km · ~50 min · Beauvivier tower wildlife observatory
nature
€4 – €12
€4–5
12th-c. island fortress · CIAP museum · Free 1st Sunday Oct–May · Closed Tuesday
culture
€6.50–7
13th–16th-c. castle · Medieval sculpture + animation film collection · Closed Tuesday · Combo ticket with Palais €7.20
culture
€6
River gorge walkway · ~1 hour · Open Mar 15–Oct 15 daily · ~20 km from Annecy
nature
€12
Living 11th-c. castle · Same family for ~1,000 years · Biodynamic vineyard · Fri–Sun 13:00–18:00 in June
day-trip
€14 – €59
€59–91
MS Libellule · Escapade €59 · Dragonfly €66.60 · Couronne de Savoie €91.50
lake
€20–40
42 km Voie Verte · ~3–3.5 h non-stop · Standard bike €20/day · E-bike €40/day
nature
€90 – €180
€90–180
Col de la Forclaz · 1,250 m launch · Discovery 10–15 min €90–110 · Long flight 30–45 min €140–180 · Same ridge as Auberge de Montmin
adventure
Trip intelligence
Geographic clusters
| Annecy city (0–5 km) | Clos des Sens · Benoît Vidal · all free activities · museums |
| Veyrier-du-Lac (7 km) | Yoann Conte · Le Roc casual · Le Deck GoBoat |
| Talloires (14 km · by boat) | Jean Sulpice · Roc de Chère · lakeside beaches · Château de Menthon |
| Col de la Forclaz (1,147 m) | Auberge de Montmin · tandem paragliding launch — same ridge, one route |
Price cliff analysis
| Cheapest 2★ entry | €74 — Benoît Vidal weekday lunch |
| Cheapest 3★ entry | €168 — Clos des Sens Prémices lunch |
| Most expensive | €420 — Yoann Conte full tasting |
| Star vs price spread | 6× between cheapest and most expensive 2★ |
| Activities margin | Most under €22 — dinner is the single budget line item |
Booking lead times
| Le Clos des Sens | ZenChef · recommended 2–3 months |
| Maison Benoît Vidal | Direct · lunch Wed–Sat only for €74 entry |
| Jean Sulpice | Confirm channel — phone or TheFork unclear |
| Yoann Conte | Direct booking page · confirm open days first |
| Auberge de Montmin | Confirm channel — direct but method unclear |
Timing windows
| Now → Jun 14 | Hotels bookable at normal rates — act now |
| Jun 21–27 | MIFA + 50th Animation Festival — hotel crunch, city transformed |
| Aug 1 | Fête du Lac — 70-min pyrotechnic show · €4–55 · [40] |
| Lake temp June | ~21.8°C measured · comfortable from mid-June |
| Daylight | 15.5 + hours · early sunset not a constraint |