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The best places are typically going to be the most crowded. Expensive is relative. Annecy is significantly cheaper than Paris. You can find a hotel in Annecy for 75 euro any day of the week. A fantastic pizza at Voglia is 10 euro. A beer is 5 euro anywhere in town. I was there in 2023. There are a few prettier cities in France, but none in a better location.