Cruseilles

Cruseilles is a small market town in Haute-Savoie, positioned between Annecy and Geneva in a landscape of meadows and forested ridges. The town has traces of a 13th-century castle, now mostly ruined, that once controlled the route between the two cities. What draws visitors today is the extraordinary Pont de la Caille, a pair of suspension bridges — one 19th century and one modern — spanning a deep gorge of the Usses river 150 metres below. The surrounding area is good walking country, with the Montagne des Princes and the slopes of Mount Salève nearby. The Lac des Dronieres on the edge of town is popular with families in summer. Cruseilles itself is a working local town rather than a tourist destination, which gives it an honest, unpretentious character.

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Things to Do

• •Walk across the historic 19th-century Pont de la Caille and look 150 metres down into the Usses gorge
• •Follow the Usses river gorge trail beneath the bridges through woodland and rock
• •Visit the ruins of the 13th-century Château de Cruseilles on the hill above the town
• •Swim or kayak at the Lac des Dronieres on the edge of town in summer
• •Hike the slopes of Mount Salève for panoramic views over Geneva, Lac Léman and Mont Blanc

Nearby Attractions

• Annecy — a beautiful medieval lakeside town with canals and a 12th-century castle, 20 km south
• Gorges des Usses — a scenic limestone gorge accessible on foot from below the Pont de la Caille
• Mount Salève — a long limestone ridge above Geneva offering cable car rides and panoramic views
• Geneva (Switzerland) — a major city with a world-class old town, museums and Lac Léman, 25 km north
• Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard — a fairy-tale castle above Lac d'Annecy that inspired the story of Sleeping Beauty