Annecy: Lake - Magnet

Annecy (pronounced /an.si/) is a municipality in the region � Rh � ne-Alpes in the south-east of France, capital and by � fecture of � department of Haute-Savoie. Overlooked � the Rome of the Alps � or, more often than not, � the Venice of the Alps � because of the three rivers that run through its old town, this tourist, industrial and religious center is located in the Pr � Alpes of the North, on the edge of Lake Annecy, in the cluse s � the massif of the Bornes of the Bauges massif, between Gen ve and Chamb .