{"id":1158,"date":"2026-06-07T21:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/lac-aiguebelette\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"lac-aiguebelette","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/lac-aiguebelette\/","title":{"rendered":"Lac d&#8217;Aiguebelette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">The Lac d'Aiguebelette in western Savoy is one of the largest natural lakes in France and known for its emerald-green, pleasantly warm water in summer. To protect nature, motorboats are banned. Two small islands and quiet bathing bays make it a peaceful destination away from the bustle.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Emerald-green, warm water<\/li>\n<li>Motorboats banned for protection<\/li>\n<li>Two small islands<\/li>\n<li>Quiet bathing bays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Size<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">one of the largest natural lakes in France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Special feature<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">motorboat-free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Water<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">emerald-green, warm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Region<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Savoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> Train to Chamb\u00e9ry, then by bus; by car via the A43.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> Bathing June to September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Beaches partly payable (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> Quiet bathing lake, family-friendly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>Rent a pedalo or canoe, without motorboat noise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>Lac d\u2019Aiguebelette lies nestled among the wooded heights of the \u00c9pine massif in Savoy, away from the great streams of tourists, and is one of the warmest natural bathing lakes in the French Alps. It owes its emerald-green colour to the mineral-rich water and the fine lake bed, and because strict protection rules have long applied, the lake is closed to motorboats, which has preserved its rare calm and exceptional water quality. Thanks to this purity, the lake was at times even chosen as the venue for international rowing regattas.<\/p>\n<p>The basin formed in the Ice Age, when mighty glaciers scoured out the soft rock and, after their retreat, left behind a water-filled hollow in which two small, densely wooded islands now lie, their stillness offering refuge to waterbirds and rare plants. The villages near the shore live from quiet tourism and from fishing, and above the lake towers the long rock face of the Dent du Chat, to whose name local legends of a giant, demonic cat attach themselves, a creature that folk belief once imagined dwelling in these mountains. In summer simple beaches and wooden jetties line the shore, and rowing boats glide soundlessly across the warm water. This mixture of protected nature and Savoyard tranquillity lends the lake an almost meditative character.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/mit-hund-in-den-alpen\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">With your dog in the Alps \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/hunde-ausruestung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Dog gear \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-tages-bergwanderung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Day-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Der Lac d&#039;Aiguebelette im westlichen Savoyen ist einer der gr\u00f6\u00dften nat\u00fcrlichen Seen Frankreichs und f\u00fcr sein smaragdgr\u00fcnes, im Sommer angenehm warmes Wasser bekannt. Zum Schutz der Natur sind Motorboote verboten. Zwei kleine Inseln und ruhige Badebuchten machen ihn zu einem beschaulichen Ziel abseits des Trubels. Highlights Smaragdgr\u00fcnes, warmes Wasser Motorboote zum Schutz verboten Zwei kleine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1195,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[39,75,36],"citadela-item-location":[72],"class_list":["post-1158","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-ausflugsziele-sehenswuerdigkeiten","citadela-item-category-hundefreundlich","citadela-item-category-seen-baden","citadela-item-location-savoyen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1158"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1523,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1158\/revisions\/1523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=1158"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=1158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}