Large impressionist oil painting by Ginette. Name your price. Buy it today! Along the river there are the fairytale houses and old world building. This makes Annecy France so charming, you think they are from a different time. Annecy France is a place like no other, which is why millions of travelers stop there. The charming houses are restaurants, patisseries, coffee shops and other businesses. The river Thiou flows into Lake Annecy, to the South majestic Alps demand attention.