Celebrities in Annecy

Located on the banks of the most famous bay of Europe, Annecy has been developed since the beginning of the 11th century. Above all, it has been famous for the splendor of its Chapel and Monastery, which are now listed historical monuments.

The Abbey in Annecy, built in the seventeenth century, has now become a majestic hotel crowned with several stars for the quality of its premises, but also for the richness of its exceptional cultural history. Everything has been developed to allow visitors to spend pleasant moments in this beautiful city of the South-French Coast.

Among other things, Annecy has other potentials apart from its buildings with an exquisite beauty that make it famous. It is also a resort where great personalities lived ...

The illustrious Louis Berthollet who discovered the secret of the composition of ammonia and to whom we owe the bleach now was born in Annecy Talloires in the years 1748. His Majesty Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie the Empress They had been particularly fond of the bay since they discovered it in 1860. They were immediately amazed when they discovered the bay they had decided to live there for some time.

At the beginning of the 19th century, a member of the Académie française in the person of André Theuriet lived his childhood in Annecy. Becoming a famous personality as an adult, he decided to promote tourism in the city. He also published an article highlighting the latter in the Figaro.

The actor Jean Reno also likes to make the most of some kind of peace  in Annecy from time to time even if he often comes for business in Talloires. Recently in 2010, the famous American comedian Bruce Willis fell in love with the bay of Annecy and chose to spend all his holidays in Abbey when he can!