\b0 In an exceptional setting, the Lac d'Annecy, saved from the pollution that was threatening it
, is one of the most charming lakes in the Alps. And without doubt one of the first to have settlements on its shores, as is testified by the remains of neolithic villages that have been found there. It is of modest size (14 km / 8╖7 mls long, 3╖5 km / 2
╖2 mls wide, and 64 m / 210 ft deep) and serves as a casket for the small town of Annecy with its typical arcaded houses and feudal castle that now houses an interesting museum. Not to forget the banks of the Thiou and the \i Palais de l'Isle\i0 , which
looks like it might be an agreeable place to stay but turns out to be an ancient, medieval prison....\par
