Aux Délices de Mademoizelle

Chambéry


Candy-sweet in both decor and menu, this pint-sized salon de thé has a pretty 'n' pink array of cupcakes to savour alongside a 76%-cocoa hot chocolate or a fruity, floral tea (try the fragrant 'Balade en Bretagne' blend).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Chambéry attractions

1. Musée des Beaux-Arts

0.14 MILES

Occupying a former corn exchange, Chambéry's grand fine-arts museum exhibits mostly 14th- to 18th-century Italian works. There's a particular emphasis on…

2. Château des Ducs de Savoie

0.15 MILES

Medieval walls, Gothic tracery, trompe l'oeil detailing…Chambéry's château has acquired a wealth of styles since its founding in the 11th century. Once…

3. Hôtel de Cordon

0.19 MILES

This former hôtel particulier (historic private mansion) has interactive displays on local culture on its upper floor. It's also the starting point for…

4. Musée Savoisien

0.24 MILES

Due for a grand reopening in 2020, this museum housed in a Franciscan monastery was closed to undergo a massive renovation when we passed through. When it…

5. Fontaine des Éléphants

0.24 MILES

With its four carved elephants, this 17.6m-high fountain looks like the model for an old Indian postage stamp. It was sculpted in 1838 in honour of…

6. Cathédrale St-François de Sales

0.25 MILES

All is not as it seems inside Chambéry's 15th-century Franciscan cathedral, decorated with 6000 sq metres of trompe l’œil painting. The largest such…

7. Musée des Charmettes

1.13 MILES

Geneva-born philosopher, composer and writer Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a key figure of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, lived the happiest years…

8. Temple of Diana

8.42 MILES

This 1st-century Roman temple – dedicated originally not to Diana, but probably a local Celtic god – is inside the town hall, a 16th-century château built…