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:

Nov 25, 2020A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
Oct 3, 2019Love on ice
Apr 19, 2019Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
Nov 6, 2022New York City Marathon
Apr 26, 2020Red skies at Ruby Beach
Dec 31, 2022New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
Jul 31, 2018Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
Oct 24, 2019Bridge of Hillsborough County
May 23, 2022World Turtle Day
Nov 22, 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
Jul 25, 2023Laguna de Torrevieja, Spain
Nov 3, 2019It s time to fall back
Jul 24, 2019Can you see the family resemblance?
Feb 3, 2023Quebec City for Winter Carnival
Jan 27, 2023Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
Apr 30, 2025International Jazz Day
Jun 13, 2023Okefenokee Swamp
Jul 26, 2020A path to access
Dec 19, 2020Four Sisters, thousands of trees
Apr 25, 2022World Penguin Day
Jul 21, 2021An octagonal architectural treasure
May 6, 2026Thunderstorm above the plains, Bulgaria
Jul 3, 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida
Dec 6, 2023Computer Science Education Week
Oct 20, 2024International Sloth Day
Jan 12, 2021Sailing on thick ice
Dec 1, 2025Antarctica Day
Oct 23, 2023Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Mar 17, 2018Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Feb 13, 2021Four little birds sitting in a tree…