---
node: spot_annecy_pont_des_amours
type: spot
slug: pont_des_amours
destination: dest_annecy
title: "Pont des Amours"
lead: "The Pont des Amours is the small iron footbridge of 1907 linking the Pâquier lawn to the Jardins de l'Europe, over the Vassé canal. Local tradition says couples who kiss on it stay together."
published: 2026-08-12
updated: 2026-08-12
image_file: spot_annecy_pont_des_amours.jpg
image_source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0306_Annecy_-_Pont_des_Amours.jpg"
image_author: "fr:User:Semnoz"
image_license: "Public domain"
---

## Overview

The bridge closes the view down a straight avenue of plane trees on the canal, with moored boats on both sides — a composition that appears on most photographs of Annecy. It was built when the canal was cut through the old marsh to drain and landscape the lakefront. The gardens on the far side hold a swan population that has been there as long as anyone remembers.

## Highlights

Stand at the middle looking south down the canal to the lake, which is the shot. Early morning gives it empty; by noon there is a queue for the same photograph. Walk on into the Jardins de l'Europe and along the Pâquier to the lake shore, five minutes in either direction.