Tourist attractions Grenoble

This soberly designed building is home to one of France’s most prestigious museums, which houses exhibits from centuries past as well as modern art. The French and Spanish schools are well represented, with works by Philippe de Champaigne and canva..

A steep incline (of up to 14%)! From the Col de Porte , you first traverse a forest cut across with mountain ramparts which become more and more dispersed, before coming out into pastureland. You can make an initial stop to enjoy the panoramic views..

The road linking Bourg-d'Oisan and the Col du Lautaret cuts through the wild gorges of the Infernet to reach the bottom of the former glacial valley of the River Romanche. It runs alongside the impressive Chambon dam and skirts the austere Combe de M..

Located in the heart of the old town, the former archbishops’ palace is home to a regional museum which provides an insight into different eras, from prehistory to modern times. It is also an archaeological site as restoration work has revealed vesti..

This ancient sanctuary, a contemporary of the crypt of Jouarre, is richly decorated in a mixture of Romanesque, Merovingian and Carlongian styles which in no way detracts from its overall cohesion. St Oyand's crypt is part of a Christian funeral ense..

From the rocky spur, just at the exit of the cable-car station, there is a view over the town, the confluence of the Isère and the Drac, the Isère valley, framed by Néro's Helmet and the lower peaks of the Vercors. On the terrace, viewpoint indicat..

The Hauts-Plateaux nature reserve ranges in altitude from 1 200m to 2 300m. It is made up of limestone plateaux whose surface is punctuated by limestone pavements and grottoes where water is scarce. Its border is marked by extraordinarily steep slope..

Although too secluded to be reached by the main road, the Chartreuse mountain range can be accessed by the Col de Vence and scenic roads from Grenoble in the direction of St-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, or from Chambéry via the Col du Granier. After gorges ..

Whether winter or summer, the international Olympic ski resort of Chamrousse seduces all-comers. The cable car whisks you up to the Croix de Chamrousse belvedere, which looks out over the mountains of the Belledonne massif. This tall mountain peaki..

A forest road, leading into the lovely Prairie de Valombré, commands the best view of the Grande Chartreuse Monastery, framed by the escarpments of the Grand Som on the right and the forested ridges of the Aliénard on the left. Below, it is possible ..

The wooded gorges are dominated by vast limestone ridges to which fir trees cling in the most haphazard manner.

The former palace of the Dauphinois parliament is the most interesting civil monument in old Grenoble; the left wing is in flamboyant style and the right wing is Renaissance. Inside, the ceiling and woodwork are of particular interest.

This remarkable museum of art and popular traditions is located in the former 17C convent of the Visitation de Ste-Marie-d'en-Haut (the superb chapel of which is one of the gems of Baroque art), perched on a hillside in a beautiful setting. The very ..

Reconstitutions and decors trace the story of the Grenoble Resistance movement which was particularly active. The «Monaco» meeting which is referred to was held at Méaudré in January 1944 and was an essential stage in the unification of the various i..

The walk starts and ends in the centre of Uriage and involves a total climb of 600m. Leaving the village, head towards St Nizier, past Le Rossin, Les Vignasses and Champ Ruti. Then head towards Champ de l'Eglise and the Chemin de Bonafond, as far as ..

The monastery is entirely made up of hermitages – cells where the Carthusian monks live their solitary lives of prayer and contemplation. Eighteen rooms tell the history and depict the daily lives of the hermits through countless documents and object..

Grenoble’s former bishops’ palace ( évêché ) is hidden behind high walls. It is now home to the Musée de l'Ancien Évêché .

This street, which runs parallel to the rue de la Brocherie, frequented by the nobility of Grenoble, has retained a few vestiges of the past, such as the 18C hôtel d'Ornacieux (also called the hôtel Vaucanson). You can glimpse its fine staircase in t..

Construction work for the tramway led to the discovery of the Gallo-Roman fortifications of Gratianapolis. Metal markers have been set into the paving stones to indicate the outline. The only vestige that remains of the vast medieval bishopric buildi..

The five adjoining naves and the Carolingian base of the porch-bell-tower reflect the pre-Romanesque character of this cathedral which was modified on many occasions in the past. The vast Chapel of St Hugh was the nave of a 13C church that once stood..