Italie street and Faubourg Montmélian

Rue d'Italie and the Montmélian faubourg

The Chambéry audio-guided tour has you go up Rue d'Italie, one of the liveliest arteries of the city. A former faubourg open onto the road of the Alps, it keeps a commercial and popular atmosphere full of life.

The gateway towards Italy

Rue d'Italie owes its name to the direction it indicated: it was the road by which one left Chambéry towards the Alpine passes and the peninsula. The Montmélian faubourg, which extends it, developed outside the former limits of the city as a quarter of craftsmen and merchants. This past as a crossroads between France and Italy still marks the Savoyard identity of the city.

What there is to see

Lined with shops, cafés and restaurants, Rue d'Italie is one of the liveliest in Chambéry, prized for its terraces and its atmosphere. Its old façades and its bustle make it a pleasant place to stroll. It is the ideal spot to taste the daily and convivial life of the Savoyard city.

Practical information

Rue d'Italie is in the centre of Chambéry and is extended by the Montmélian faubourg. It can be walked freely on foot at all hours and on the level. Shops, cafés and restaurants follow their own hours there, the atmosphere being particularly lively during the day and in the evening.

Where does the name Rue d'Italie come from?

From its direction: it was the road by which one left Chambéry towards the Alpine passes and Italy.

What is the Montmélian faubourg?

A quarter that developed outside the former limits of the city, in the extension of Rue d'Italie, peopled with craftsmen and merchants.