In the Middle ages Annecy was the capital city Geneva County, and towering in the centre of Annecy castle was the residence of the counts of Geneva. The castle was built in the XII century on the site of a fortress erected four centuries earlier. In the XIII century it became the residence of the count family members, later passed to the Dukes of Savoy.

In the Middle ages the castle was several times destroyed by fire, but each time regained, increasingly strengthening its defenses. However, despite the thickness of the walls, menacing look and a Prime location on top of a hill, in the first half of the XVII century the castle was taken by the French army. In the XVII century the castle housed the barracks and warehouse, one time he even served as a shelter for the homeless. Only in the middle of the XX century the building was given the status of a historical monument and today it hosts a Museum where you can see works of art and objects from different eras.

One of the prominent residents of the castle was Robert of Geneva - born here in 1342 the son of count Amadeus III. Robert of Geneva is also known by the name of anti-Pope Clement VII – a rather belligerent and cruel, nicknamed the butcher and executioner for their methods of working with the rebels. In the second half of the XIV century in the Catholic world had two dads – one officially elected urban VI and the second, elected cardinal's "opposition" Clement VII, who had hoped to take Rome by force and overthrow urban VI. Having failed, the false Clement settled in Avignon, which once housed the papal residence.

After the death of Clement VII in 1394, Annecy was United with Savoy and lost its status as the capital of the County, and the Geneva County also did not. Thanks to the Dukes of Savoy, the castle became his most beautiful tower of Perrier.

Today the castle is surrounded by beautiful gardens and other historical sites. With the walls visible from the town itself and the lake of Annecy.