Grenoble
・Alps seen from the fortress on top of the mountain
・Sophisticated cityscape
【City description】
The Winter Olympic took place in this city in 1968. There are mountains near the city. As there is the university, many students live in this city. When you visit a fortress on a hill, you can find Alpes mountains.
【Overall rating】
★★★☆☆
【Time required】
7h
【Budget】
9.50 euros
【Fatigue】
★★★☆☆
【Map and access to the Rhone-Alpes region】
①Lyon: One of France’s leading gourmet towns
②Oingt: France’s most beautiful village in Beaujolais
③Pérouges: A medieval village that can be reached on a day trip from Lyon
④Bourg-en-Bresse: A town famous for its high-quality local chicken
⑤Annecy: A town with the clearest lake in Europe
⑥Chambery: Former capital of the Duchy of Savoy
⑦Grenoble: A town with a fortress overlooking the Alps
⑧Vienne: A town with ancient Roman ruins
⑨Valence: A town with a three-star restaurant famous for its female chef
Grenoble can be reached by train from Lyon in approximately 1.5 hours.
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【Contents】
★=Must-see spots
◎=Recommended spots
Itinerary Map
Navigation
【Start】①Grenoble Station
★Go to Alsace Lorraine Avenue in front of the station for 20 minutes by walk.
②Saint Louis Church★Continue to walk on the street and turn left to go to Bressieux St. Turn left at the dead end. It takes 5 minutes.
③City Garden★At the edge of the park, there is a ropeway stop along the river.
④Cable Car★Go to the top of the mountain by ropeway
⑤Fortress of Bastille★Go back to the city garden by the cable car and g to Hector Berlioz St for 5 minutes.
⑥St. Andre Church⑦Ancient Palace of Parliament
★Go to Cujas St and turn right at Stéphane Jay St. Go to the street as far as a park for 15 minutes.
⑧Art Museum★Go to Frédéric Taulier St for 5 minutes.
⑨Notre-Dame Cathedral★Go to Brocherie St in front of the cathedral and turn left at Saint-André Square. It takes 15 minutes.
⑩Standhal Museum★Continue to walk on the street and turn right when you arrive at the tramway’s rail. Return to the station with the same route. It takes 20 minutes by walk.
【Goal】Grenoble Station
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【Start】
①Grenoble Station
Gare de Grenoble
★Go to Alsace Lorraine Avenue in front of the station for 20 minutes by walk.
②Saint Louis Church
Église Saint Louis
Time required: 15 min
Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 7h30 am – 8 pm
Close: No
The church was built in the 17th century and is not very spacious inside, with a dome-shaped ceiling in the center. It features black and beige floors and many religious paintings and stained glass on the walls.
★Continue to walk on the street and turn left to go to Bressieux St. Turn left at the dead end. It takes 5 minutes.
③City Garden
Jardin de Ville
Time required: 15 min
Admission fee: 0 euro
This is a large garden on the outskirts of the city center. At the end of the garden, you can see a library built like a palace.
★At the edge of the park, there is a ropeway stop along the river.
④Cable Car
Téléphérique Grenoble-Bastille
Time required: 20 min
Admission fee: 9.50 euros (round-trip)
Opening hour: 11 am – 6h30 pm
(9h15 am – 12 am from April to October)
Close: Monday between October and April
This is the ropeway platform at the edge of the park. From here you can go to the fortress located on the mountain. Climb aboard a distinctive spherical gondola.
⑤Fortress of Bastille★
Fort de La Bastille
Time required: 90 min
Admission fee: 0 euro
This fortress is built on top of a mountain and offers a panoramic view of the city and mountains. If the weather is good, you can even see Mont Blanc in the distance. In addition to the observatory, there is an athletic field for children, a restaurant, and the following facilities.
Mountain Troop Museum
Time required: 60 min
Admission fee: 3 euros
Opening hour: 9 am – 7 pm
Close: Monday, January
Modern Museum
Time required: 30 min
Admission fee: 1 euro
Opening hour: 11 am – 6 pm
Close: Tuesday
★Go back to the city garden by the cable car and g to Hector Berlioz St for 5 minutes.
⑥St. Andre Church◎
Église St.Andre
Time required: 15 min
Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 9 am – 6 pm
Close: No
This is a Romanesque church built in the 13th century in a corner of the square. When you look at the colorful stone floors and the red edges that decorate the ceiling, you get a distinctive impression.
⑦Ancient Palace of Parliament
Ancien Palais du Parlement
Time required: 5 min
Admission fee: 0 euro
This is the former parliament building in the same square. Grenoble serves as the center of the Dauphine region.
★Go to Cujas St and turn right at Stéphane Jay St. Go to the street as far as a park for 15 minutes.
⑧Art Museum★
Musée de Grenoble
Time required: 90 min
Admission fee: 0 euro
(14 euros for exhibitions)
Opening hour: 10 am – 6h30 pm
Close: Tuesday, 1/1, 5/1, 12/25
This is an art museum located outside the city center. There are a large number of exhibits, mainly paintings by Monet and Chagall.
★Go to Frédéric Taulier St for 5 minutes.
⑨Notre-Dame Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Time required: 15 min
Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 10 am – 7 pm
(open 9h30 am on Sunday, 2 pm on Monday, Tuesday)
Close: No
The cathedral is a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The square in front of the cathedral is filled with flower-shaped motifs. The interior has beige and black floors like other churches in this city, but the decoration is simple overall.
★Go to Brocherie St in front of the cathedral and turn left at Saint-André Square. It takes 15 minutes.
⑩Standhal Museum◎
Musée Standhal
Time required: 40 min
Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 2 pm – 6 pm on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and 1st Sunday
Close: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, national holidays
The apartment where Stanley, a novelist from Grenoble, once lived, is now being used as his art museum. The entrance is very difficult to find as it is a renovated regular apartment building. The entrance is the wooden door to the right of the ice cream shop, and it says “APPARTEMENT GAGNON”. You also have to press the intercom when entering. Although there are only a few rooms, you can see portraits of him and his relatives, as well as the terrace where he is said to have written his works.
★Continue to walk on the street and turn right when you arrive at the tramway’s rail. Return to the station with the same route. It takes 20 minutes by walk.
【Goal】
Grenoble Station
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