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What to See in Grenoble
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Overview
Sites, Monuments, and Architectural Ensembles
Old Town
Narrow streets, small squares, private mansions, and a few monuments (Tour de l'Isle, collegiate church, cathedral) make up the heart of the city's historic district.
Narrow streets, small squares, private mansions, and a few monuments (Tour de l'Isle, collegiate church, cathedral) make up the heart of the city's historic district.
Museums
Horizons Gallery
Also known as "Le Magasin," this is a national center for art and culture dedicated primarily to contemporary art through exhibitions and various activities.
Also known as "Le Magasin," this is a national center for art and culture dedicated primarily to contemporary art through exhibitions and various activities.
Museum of the Former Bishopric
The museum features objects and paintings related to Grenoble and the Isère region, from prehistory to the present day, covering archaeology, history, and ethnography.
The museum features objects and paintings related to Grenoble and the Isère region, from prehistory to the present day, covering archaeology, history, and ethnography.
Saint-Laurent Archaeological Museum
Housed in a former 12th-century Romanesque church, the museum traces two thousand years of history up to the origins of Christianity in the region.
Housed in a former 12th-century Romanesque church, the museum traces two thousand years of history up to the origins of Christianity in the region.
Dauphinois Museum
Housed in a 17th-century former convent, this is an ethnographic, archaeological, historical, and social museum covering the territory of the former French province of Dauphiné.
Housed in a 17th-century former convent, this is an ethnographic, archaeological, historical, and social museum covering the territory of the former French province of Dauphiné.
Grenoble Museum
Also known as the Grenoble Museum of Painting and Sculpture. Its well-regarded collections span periods from ancient Egypt to contemporary art.
Also known as the Grenoble Museum of Painting and Sculpture. Its well-regarded collections span periods from ancient Egypt to contemporary art.
Isère Resistance and Deportation Museum
This is a history and society museum that aims to recount the history of the Second World War through local realities and events of the time.
This is a history and society museum that aims to recount the history of the Second World War through local realities and events of the time.
Natural History Museum
The museum houses collections dedicated to botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology.
The museum houses collections dedicated to botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology.
Parks, Gardens, and Natural Spaces
Bastille Hill
You can reach it from the city centre via a cable car that dates back to 1934. The hill is home to an early 19th-century fort, the Mandrin Caves (used for military purposes), the Mountain Troops Museum, the Dauphins Garden, a long-distance hiking trail (GR), and a lovely panoramic view of Grenoble and its surroundings.
You can reach it from the city centre via a cable car that dates back to 1934. The hill is home to an early 19th-century fort, the Mandrin Caves (used for military purposes), the Mountain Troops Museum, the Dauphins Garden, a long-distance hiking trail (GR), and a lovely panoramic view of Grenoble and its surroundings.
In the Surrounding Area
Among the interesting sites to see around Grenoble:
Alpe d'Huez
Not far from Grenoble, this winter sports resort is one of the largest in France. Its ascent is also famous in cycling and the Tour de France.
Not far from Grenoble, this winter sports resort is one of the largest in France. Its ascent is also famous in cycling and the Tour de France.
Chartreuse Regional Nature Park
Spanning Isère and Savoie, this is one of the great and beautiful parks of the Alps. Activities include hiking, climbing, caving, and skiing.
Spanning Isère and Savoie, this is one of the great and beautiful parks of the Alps. Activities include hiking, climbing, caving, and skiing.
Écrins National Park
Straddling the Hautes-Alpes and Isère departments, this stunning park boasts numerous high peaks and glaciers. It is home to populations of chamois, ibex, and occasionally wolves. Naturally, skiing, mountaineering, and hiking are popular activities here.
Straddling the Hautes-Alpes and Isère departments, this stunning park boasts numerous high peaks and glaciers. It is home to populations of chamois, ibex, and occasionally wolves. Naturally, skiing, mountaineering, and hiking are popular activities here.
Vercors Regional Nature Park
Straddling the Drôme and Isère departments, the Vercors massif is a major tourist destination renowned for its landscapes, alpine flora and fauna, and especially the outdoor sports you can enjoy there (hiking, cross-country skiing, caving, climbing, canyoning).
Straddling the Drôme and Isère departments, the Vercors massif is a major tourist destination renowned for its landscapes, alpine flora and fauna, and especially the outdoor sports you can enjoy there (hiking, cross-country skiing, caving, climbing, canyoning).
Saint-Antoine l'Abbaye
This medieval village with its narrow streets and old buildings, dominated by its former abbey, is listed among the "most beautiful villages of France".
This medieval village with its narrow streets and old buildings, dominated by its former abbey, is listed among the "most beautiful villages of France".
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Must-see & highly recommended
Écrins National Park
★★★★ Straddling the Hautes-Alpes and Isère departments, this stunning park boasts numerous high peaks and glaciers. It is home to populations of…
Vercors Regional Nature Park
★★★★ Straddling the Drôme and Isère departments, the Vercors massif is a major tourist destination renowned for its landscapes, alpine flora and…
Recommended
Chartreuse Regional Nature Park
★★★ Spanning Isère and Savoie, this is one of the great and beautiful parks of the Alps. Activities include hiking, climbing, caving, and…
Worth a look / Other
Bastille Hill
★★ You can reach it from the city centre via a cable car that dates back to 1934. The hill is home to an early 19th-century fort, the Mandrin…
Alpe d'Huez
★★ Not far from Grenoble, this winter sports resort is one of the largest in France. Its ascent is also famous in cycling and the Tour de…
Grenoble Museum
★★ Also known as the Grenoble Museum of Painting and Sculpture. Its well-regarded collections span periods from ancient Egypt to contemporary…
Saint-Antoine l'Abbaye
★★ This medieval village with its narrow streets and old buildings, dominated by its former abbey, is listed among the "most beautiful…
Villard-de-Lans
★★ It is one of the main winter sports resorts in Isère, which has over thirty.
Horizons Gallery
★ Also known as "Le Magasin," this is a national center for art and culture dedicated primarily to contemporary art through exhibitions and…
Saint-Laurent Archaeological Museum
★ Housed in a former 12th-century Romanesque church, the museum traces two thousand years of history up to the origins of Christianity in the…
Dauphinois Museum
★ Housed in a 17th-century former convent, this is an ethnographic, archaeological, historical, and social museum covering the territory of…
Museum of the Former Bishopric
★ The museum features objects and paintings related to Grenoble and the Isère region, from prehistory to the present day, covering…
Isère Resistance and Deportation Museum
★ This is a history and society museum that aims to recount the history of the Second World War through local realities and events of the…
Natural History Museum (Grenoble)
★ The museum houses collections dedicated to botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology.
Old Town (Grenoble)
★ Narrow streets, small squares, private mansions, and a few monuments (Tour de l'Isle, collegiate church, cathedral) make up the heart of…