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Every two years, the International Animated Film Festival is held in Annecy; the castle is used as the main location, for screenings and meetings. This festival is the largest of its kind and attracts animators from around the world.
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Every two years, the International Animated Film Festival is held in Annecy; the castle is used as the main location, for screenings and meetings. This festival is the largest of its kind and attracts animators from around the world.
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Annecy Castle sits high atop the
hill that overlooks the old city of Annecy. Threatened with destruction
by real estate interests in the early 1950s, the castle fortunately
was saved and has been undergoing restoration ever since. The
buildings of the castle, from the original medieval castle keep
to the XVth-century halls, are well worth a visit. But the museums
within the castle's walls are more interesting still: There is
a museum of folk art, which contains treasures from the past
thousand years of Savoie history; an archeological museum, which
displays artifacts from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Roman times,
and Dark Ages. A museum of Ecology has interesting information
about the delicate balance of life in Lake Annecy, as well as
a lake-water aquarium to show off local species. Finally, the
bottom level of the castle is used as a gallery for contemporary
art.
The castle's great hall, with its magnificent
caisson ceilings, is used as a recital hall throughout the year.
