Illuminating Annecy Dec 22, 2021

Illuminating Annecy

Who knew that an 800-year-old structure could look so festive? The pretty holiday illumination you see is adorning the side of the Palais de l"Ile, a distinctive 12th-century building in the town of Annecy, France, high in the French Alps. Designated a historic monument in 1900, the medieval structure is perched on a small islet in the Canal du Thiou.

© blickwinkel/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Dec 22, 2018Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
Dec 22, 2019You ve never seen anything like this
Dec 22, 2020A holiday beacon of light
Dec 22, 2022Galeries Lafayette, Paris
Dec 22, 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dec 22, 2024Christmas tree at Crystal Pier, San Diego, California
Dec 22, 2025The Nutcracker performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Türkiye

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 20, 2019The island fox’s incredible comeback
Apr 23, 2024World Book Day
Aug 17, 2020A giant relic in Java
Feb 18, 2021A river runs through it
Oct 25, 2024Frankenstein Friday
Jan 25, 2024Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
Dec 21, 2019Seventeen arches at sunset
Aug 31, 2023Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
Nov 5, 2020A medieval Moorish gem
Feb 7, 2019A wonder in winter
Nov 10, 2020Baddest of the badlands
Oct 1, 2020A lunar lantern celebration
Jan 18, 2026White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Jan 5, 2022National Bird Day
Sep 5, 2021Venice s grand regatta
Mar 23, 2020A peak in the clouds
Dec 27, 2022Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
Jan 9, 2022Rice processing in Bangladesh
Aug 4, 2022Satla marshland in Bangladesh
Jul 6, 2021The most Instagrammable bird?
Mar 20, 2021It s time for spring
Aug 26, 2025Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
Oct 4, 2022World Space Week
Dec 15, 2021The Hermitage of Santa Justa
Oct 7, 2022Berlin Festival of Lights
Nov 8, 2024Glacial rivers in Iceland
May 13, 2018Happy Mother’s Day
Mar 24, 2025African bush elephants in Namibia
Apr 22, 2021Gazing down on planet Earth
Dec 13, 2023Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway