La CilfaCyclette

Discover the French culture and learn French language whilst cycling!

A cycling tour of the « Bauges » by the cycle tracks in 4 days. The route (flat and about 45 km a day, accessible to anybody and mostly on cycle tracks) goes along Alpine lakes, through Savoyard countryside and vineyards (visit of a vine and wine museum, cheese and wine tasting sessions). We will discover mediaeval towns, castles, the Olympic city of Albertville, Chambéry and its university and the spa town of Aix-les-Bains.

Registration to be confirmed at the CILFA secretariat

Participants
Maximum of 10 participants, minimum of 4

Meals
Noon : Picnic
Evenings : Various meals

From Friday 11th July noon, to Monday 14th July 2025 in the afternoon.

Route	Accommodation / Meals	Visits, Highlights
Day 1 Friday 11th July Annecy – Albertville 50 km	Albertville campsite Noon : picnic Evening : dinner in town	– Spectacular “greenways” of Lake Annecy – Industrial site of Ugine – Albertville, olympic city – Conflans, médiéval town
Day 2 Saturday 12th July Albertville – Montmélian 45 km	L’Escale campsite, Ste-Hélène du lac (with a pool) Noon : picnic Evening : restaurant	– Glance at Miolans castle – Cycling through the vineyards of Savoie with a wine-tasting session presented during a visit of a vine and wine museum
Day 3 Sunday 13th July Montmélian – Bourget-du-Lac 45 km	Bourget-du-Lac campsite Noon : picnic Evening: restaurant	– Montmélian, solar city, fortress – St André Lake (at the heart of the vineyards) – Visit of Chambéry – Lake Bourget
Day 4 Monday 14th July Bourget-du-Lac – Annecy 55 km	Noon : cheese tasting session from the region	– Aix-les-Bains, spa town – Pont de l’Abîme (suspension bridge). – Arrival drink in Annecy

Route

Accommodation / Meals

Visits, Highlights

Day 1

Friday 11th July

Annecy – Albertville
50 km

Albertville campsite

Noon : picnic
Evening : dinner in town

– Spectacular “greenways” of Lake Annecy

– Industrial site of Ugine

– Albertville, olympic city

– Conflans, médiéval town

Day 2

Saturday 12th July

Albertville – Montmélian
45 km

L’Escale campsite, Ste-Hélène du lac

(with a pool)

Noon : picnic
Evening : restaurant

– Glance at Miolans castle

– Cycling through the vineyards of Savoie with a wine-tasting session presented during a visit of a vine and wine museum

Day 3

Sunday 13th July

Montmélian – Bourget-du-Lac
45 km

Bourget-du-Lac campsite

Noon : picnic
Evening: restaurant

– Montmélian, solar city, fortress

– St André Lake (at the heart of the vineyards)

– Visit of Chambéry

– Lake Bourget

Day 4

Monday 14th July

Bourget-du-Lac – Annecy
55 km

Noon : cheese tasting session from the region

– Aix-les-Bains, spa town

– Pont de l’Abîme (suspension bridge).

– Arrival drink in Annecy

Total : 195 km

Price : 150 €
The price includes rent of bicycle, accommodation in campsites, a picnic-cheese tasting session, visits of Conflans, Albertville, Montmélian, Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, visit of a winery with a wine-tasting session, linguistic activities and explanations by the teacher Frédéric Michelland throughout the journey.