Annecy, France - 9 July 2003; The picturesque Annecy is the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rh??e-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, 35 kilometres south of Geneva, Switzerland. The bridge over the Thiou River is the so-called Pont de Amours - Bridge of Love. Nice. The building on the right is the Palais de l'Isle . Pre-pandemic, Annecy had become a popular tourist resort all year round.