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3 DAYS

in the French Prealps

Day 1 Afternoon Lunch in the Italianate centre
Morning Start your day in Grenoble of Chambéry (p386), one-time capital of
(p376) at the Musée de Grenoble (p377), Savoy, then stroll around the narrow,
working your way through 13th-century cobbled streets of the old city. Don’t miss
artifacts to paintings of the Middle Ages, place St-Léger and, on rue de Boigne, the
the Renaissance and the Baroque, finish- Fontaine des Eléphants.
ing with 20th-century masters. Stroll to Evening Arrive in Annecy (p388) for a
atmospheric place St-Andre, stopping on night in an individually styled room at the
the way to discover the city’s history at characterful, canalside Atipik Hôtel (www.
the Musée de l’Ancien Evêché (p377).
atipikhotel.fr), just up from the lake.
Afternoon After lunch in an outdoor café
at place Grenette, visit the sobering Musée
de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Day 3
l’Isère (p376), whose evocative exhibits Morning Stroll along the lakefront from
illustrate the region’s fierce resistance the Champ de Mars, via Pont des Amours
to the Nazis and the deportation of a (Lovers’ Bridge) over the crystal-clear
thousand Jews. Then take the cable car waters of the Canal du Vassé, to Jardins
up to Fort de la Bastille (p377). de l’Europe. Then walk west along Canal
Evening Dine on the delectable local du Thiou, through the Venice-like old city,
speciality gratin dauphinois (sliced to Palais de l’Isle, an impressively solid
potatoes baked in cream) at Une stone building that has stood at the tip
Semaine Sur Deux (3 Rue Condorcet). of an islet since the 12th century.
Afternoon Take a boat ride around the
Day 2 lake to truly appreciate Annecy’s idyllic
setting. Bring a picnic aboard.
Morning Drive north into the Chartreuse
(p386), a majestic massif that forms part Evening Stroll around the old city and
of the French Prealps. Visit Monastère along the canals and lakefront in search
de la Grande Chartreuse, a Carthusian of sparkling reflections of the city lights.
monastery famed for its yellowish- Bring your trip to a fitting end with a
green liqueurs. delicious meal at L’Esquisse (p379).
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