Out and AboutAnnecy - 10 Insider Tips for France's Outdoor MeccaISPO.comAugust 29 2019Credits cover image: Lac Annecy TourismeAnnecy is not only a beautiful city but also a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts Benjamin Marias knows his home like the back of his hand organizes tours and reveals his 10 best tips in and around the Alpine town But the French alpine town is not only worth a trip for city travelers Annecy has just about everything in a very small space: from the clear lake Lac d'Annecy to skiing areas challenging trails and great gravel slopes for trail runners and cyclists The Frenchman Benjamin Marias has lived in Annecy for ten years and knows the region better than anyone else His love of outdoor life attracted him to the town of 125,000 inhabitants he advises outdoor brands and ski resorts on sustainability issues His big goal: "Outdoor should be as sustainable as possible preferably even have a positive ecological impact on the region so that we can enjoy this great environment for another 100 years and longer" For OutDoor Society Benjamin presents his top 10 outdoor tips for Annecy and the surrounding area - all accessible without a car Apnea diver Stephane Tourreau: Outdoor in Annecy is so beautiful Paragliding-Queen Seiko Fukuoka: My perfect outdoor day in the French Alps but even nicer: to take something along from one of the countless bakeries or cafés and cycle to the west side of the lake to enjoy the morning sun while having breakfast along the wooden footbridges in Saint-Jorioz everything comes together: First a swim in the morning then breakfast outside and start the (outdoor) day The port of Saint-Jorioz offers the perfect breakfast panorama.Image credit: Tristan Shu / Tristan Shu2 Hidden Beach in Saint-Jorioz Whilst in the 5000-soul town Saint-Jorioz a trip to the Marais de L'Enfer is worthwhile for nature and bathing lovers This was once a not very inviting swamp area it takes ten minutes on foot to get to a great spot where you can jump directly into the lake in the middle of nature It is also quieter than the local campsites and the urban beach A little further away from Annecy and more to the east lies the mountain river Fier From Annecy it can be reached by bike in half an hour Especially close to the village of Thones you can camp on the riverbank - or simply barbecue for an afternoon with friends or family The river Fier is inviting for swimming and camping.Image credit: G Lunch at Le HarasSpeaking of food: If you prefer to stay directly in Annecy's great old town for lunch there is now a car-free zone with a small but amazing restaurant: In the Armony Saveurs there is the best veggie burger of the city in the shade of 200-year-old trees during the summer months no stress - Le Haras is the perfect place to relax in Annecy.Image credit: Françoise Cavazzana / Françoise Cavazzana5 From Menthon-Saint-Bernard to Bluffy and AnnecyBenjamin's absolute favorite tour by bike: start in Annecy from there it goes around the eastern shore of the lake to Menthon-Saint-Bernard and on to Bluffy From there a beautiful gravel path leads to the Col de la Forclaz with a perfect view of the summit on partly tarmacked and partly gravelly sections the choice is: more vertical meters in the mountains or back to Annecy idyllically along the shore The ascent to the Col de la Forclaz is perfect for gravel bikes.Image credit: Philippe Royer / Philippe Royer6 With Children: Enjoy the View on SemnozSemnoz is the closest ski resort to Annecy the fastest accessible mountain and offers a great panoramic view of Mont Blanc and the city of Chambery Semnoz is exactly the right choice if you want to take it easy with children: From Annecy you take the shuttle bus to the mountain beautiful spots for camping and a lot of animals to admire in the great outdoors The perfect trail running tour starts in the old town of Annecy directly on the lakeside at the city harbor You can pack your 1291 meters in 45 minutes to an hour a shorter run on about 500 meters of climbing is also available From the mountain down it's again about 45 minutes this is a perfect outdoor experience for about two hours The 1699-meter-high Semnoz is much more than a pure skiing area in winter There are countless micro-adventures for nature lovers Together with the outdoor platform Chilowe Benjamin regularly organises Outsider Weekends with kayaking And on the way back to Annecy is naturally by bike The Semnoz attracts outdoor fans both in summer and winter.Image credit: Dominique Lafon / Dominique Lafon9 "Outdoor Triathlon" for the Perfect Day in the Annecy RegionBenjamin's perfect outdoor day in the Annecy region would be an "outdoor triathlon": start off with trail running in the morning from Annecy to Mont Veyrier You should definitely have done that in Annecy And Benjamin's insider tip for the end of the day: Wine at La Cave: a small wine tavern in the middle of the old town of Annecy Tourists easily overlook it because it is a tiny location in the middle of small alleys There you will find the best wine selection of the city and simple but delicious local cuisine such as cheese or ham from the region This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The sustainable marine transportation initiative is projected to save an impressive 100 tons of CO2 emissions on Lake Annecy SAINT-JORIOZ, France, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SeaBubbles a leading innovator in sustainable marine transportation announces the launch of France's first commercial service of its groundbreaking 'flying' hydrofoil boat Following the successful certification of the Bubble SeaBubbles is thrilled to introduce this one-of-a-kind mode of transportation as part of a pilot line offering regular passenger service in collaboration with the Grand Annecy conurbation renowned for its picturesque landscapes and commitment to environmental conservation has taken a significant step towards sustainable mobility by introducing an electric shuttle service on France's prime lake site The project aims to combine the region's natural attractiveness with a responsible transport mix that includes the pioneering SeaBubble hydrofoil boats With eight rotations per day for a period of two months the initiative is projected to save an impressive 100 tons of CO2 emissions on the lake compared to traditional thermal boats sourced from a consortium of local players including the 4-seater SeaBubble flying bubble passengers traveling on the line will have the opportunity to explore the wonders of the lake while enjoying a unique and environmentally-friendly travel experience The SeaBubble employs an electric propulsion system and hydrofoil wings to lift the vessel out of the water significantly reducing drag and enhancing speed Passengers can anticipate an exhilarating journey as they glide smoothly across the water offering breathtaking views of the surrounding landscapes "This initiative marks the start of a major new stage since the SeaBubbles teams joined our territory We are committed to experimenting with next-generation solutions This pilot project for carbon-free waterborne mobility is a source of inspiration for inventing tomorrow's mobility solutions." explains Frédérique Lardet we intend to offer users of the line and residents of the conurbation not only a different relationship with the privileged natural setting of Lake Annecy but also future options for easing traffic congestion on the shores of the lake" By introducing the Bubble as part of a comprehensive transport system SeaBubbles takes significant strides towards creating a cleaner and more efficient future for tourism and mobility https://www.seabubbles.com/fr/  Contact: AxiCom for SeaBubblesseabubbles.france@axicom.com Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2146227/SeaBubbles.jpgLogo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2146226/SeaBubbles_Logo.jpg French pioneer in zero-emission hydrofoils strengthens its commitment to ecological transition with the launch of SmartBubble Travel Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions Transportation, Trucking & Railroad Environmental Products & Services Do not sell or share my personal information: Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz of Saint Jorioz, France took the overall win in 23 hours and seven seconds.  A post shared by Salomon Running (@salomonrunning) Seguret finished second, a little over an hour behind Dauwalter (27:29:55), after a heroic effort not to be caught by the world’s most dominant ultratrail racer. Her time is the fifth fastest ever. Annie Hughes, also of Leadville with Javier Dominguez of Vitoria-Gasteiz rounding out the men’s podium in 26:12:01.  Hardrock 100 preview: will Courtney Dauwalter do it again? According to iRunFar Dauwalter’s course record is more than an hour faster than the counter-clockwise record set by Diana Finkel of South Fork and 30 minutes faster than Dauwalter’s own overall women’s course record set last year She also holds the course record at Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB).  iRunFar also pointed out that the combined time for Dauwalter’s historic double (41:43:42) is almost 30 minutes faster than Jeff Browning’s from 2016.  Courtney Dauwalter set the Western States 100 course record of 15:29:34 three weeks ago she set a course record at the Hardrock 100 in 26:14:08 This resets the overall record for this double of 42:12:43 (Jeff Browning, 2016). #HR100 pic.twitter.com/kcDAoEDev6 — iRunFar (@iRunFar) July 15, 2023 As of 8:50 p.m. E.T. Saturday, Becky Bates, 61, of Kimberley, B.C., was the only Canadian resident who had finished; Bates had moved up several places from earlier in the day and finished an impressive seventh in the women’s race, in 36:15:58–smashing Pam Reed’s 60-69 age group record by six hours (Bates also holds the 50-59 age group record which she set in 2017.) Reed herself pulled off a rare and impressive triple this year Badwater 135 and Hardrock; she finished Hardrock in 47:19:36 only the top three women had reached the finish For live results, click here.  Get the digital edition of Running for your chosen platform: .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Associated PressView full sizeAssociated PressAn investigator enters the trailer where the slain British family were holidaying in a camp site of Saint Jorioz A 4-year-old British girl hid for eight hours beneath the bodies of slain family members in the back of their car in a nearby forest before she was discovered by French investigators who had been guarding the vehicle Three people -- a man and two women -- had been shot to death as was a French cyclist whose body was found nearby hiding under her dead mother’s skirt on the floor of a BMW after a killing spree in the French Alps police peered through the car’s windows at the lifeless bodies of her parents and grandmother The stunning discovery Thursday of the girl heightened the drama around a mysterious shooting rampage in the French Alps that left four adults dead and a 7-year-old girl hospitalized after being shot and brutally beaten The reason for the slayings remained unclear a day after a cyclist came across the corpses in a wooded area near the mountain village of Chevaline It took on increasingly international ramifications with links emerging Thursday tying the slain family to Britain Prosecutor Eric Maillaud said investigators were searching for possible perpetrators and studying all possibilities including a score-settling attack or simply that the family was "in the wrong place at the wrong time." The bodies of a man and two women were found shot to death in a BMW and the body of an unrelated male French cyclist was found on the ground nearby The prosecutor warned there may still be a killer or killers on the loose seeking to "get rid of" witnesses to the "scene of immense savagery." authorities tried to explain how the 4-year-old went unnoticed "The girl was found totally immobile in fact on the floor of the vehicle under the legs — under the skirt — of one of the women who were killed which explains why no one saw her before," Maillaud said Maillaud said the car was registered to a British man born in Baghdad in 1962 and his family had been vacationing in France since August The driver was identified by the Sipa news agency as Saad al Hilli The al Hilli's camper caravan was covered in red police tape Thursday A British retiree in the neighboring campsite said he was considering leaving after seeing the taped-up caravan and hearing what had happened to the family that slept in it earlier this week citing neighbors in the British village of Claygate the 7-year-old as Zehab and the 4-year-old as Zeinab Sweden confirmed that one of the victims was Swedish French authorities found a Swedish passport that appears to be that of an older woman slain in the car The French cyclist found near the car was identified as Sylvain Mollier a man in his 40s from nearby Grenoble who police believe had no relation to the British family His wife had called police after Mollier failed to return from a ride Wednesday by a British cyclist who has a house in the region Although investigators were on the site for hours the 4-year-old girl was only found after midnight One explanation investigators offered was that the man who discovered the bodies and the rescuers he summoned concentrated their attention on the 7-year-old who had severe injuries Maillaud insisted that police at the scene had no reason to suspect that another child was present — and said police were trying to keep the crime scene intact to allow forensics and other experts to arrive from Paris "When dealing with such a big crime scene the main thing .. is to make sure this investigation is in no way compromised," he said Police at the press conference in Annecy said helicopters using thermal scanners did not detect the 4-year-old in the car perhaps because her body heat was concealed by the women's bodies she was hiding under It was neighbors at the campsite who alerted investigators that the missing family had two daughters not just one Maillaud said as soon as investigators opened the car door but couldn't describe what had happened She was doing fine physically and will be questioned later "She quickly asked where her family was," he said "We are hoping for more information from her sister that will help the investigators to move forward." hearses under police escort and a tow truck hauling the BMW left the area Thursday afternoon "We strictly don't know why these people were killed," Maillaud said adding that about 15 bullet casings were found near the car "What is certain is that someone wanted to kill." Police vehicles barricaded the road about 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) from where the bodies were found and kept searching the surrounding forest Thursday Britain's ambassador to France Peter Ricketts said British diplomats were trying to reach other family members to have them come to France and support the two girls but that none had yet been located He declined to say whether the father's Iraqi ties may have been a factor in the killings "All I can say is that we are doing everything you would imagine that we would do for a small girl who has been deeply traumatized in a foreign country where she doesn't speak the language We are doing everything we can for her," he added British diplomats have not yet been allowed access to the older girl Al Hilli's accountant said they had spoken the day before the family left for France and that his mother-in-law was probably the older woman in the car according to Britain's Press Association Julian Stedman described al Hilli as a "hard-working family man who loved his children He never talked about what he did in Iraq." does computer-aided mechanical design work Public records identified al Hilli as a mechanical engineer and his LinkedIn page described him as an aerospace consultant Neighbor Jack Saltman said that the victim had appeared concerned and asked him to keep a check on their home I've told the police," he told Britain's Sky News who met Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in London on Thursday promised that French authorities "will do our utmost to find the perpetrators to find the reasons behind the event." 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