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Must See
reprisals they were subject to life, and "The White Dream", a
under Marshall Pétain's govern­ fascinating look at the history
ment; and how the movement of winter sports.
helped in the liberation of 6 "'-=
France. The museum also looks Musée de Grenoble
at what life was like for the ⌂ 5 pl de Lavalette
city's Jews during this time. 5 '
Musée de l’Ancien # 10am–6:30pm Wed–
Evêché Mon ¢ 1 Jan, 1 May, 5 Dec
∑ museedegrenoble.fr
3 "'\- ⌂ 2 rue Très-Cloîtres A veritable temple of art,
Fort de la Bastille # Hours vary, check website this museum contains some
∑ ancien-eveche-isere.fr
⌂ North bank of the 900 painting and sculptures
Isère River # Hours Located in Grenoble's former dating from the 13th to the
vary, check website Bishops' Palace, nestled in the 21st centuries. Within its col­
∑ bastille-grenoble.fr heart of the city, this museum lection are works by Chagall,
recounts the history of Isère, Giacometti, Picasso and
Watching over Grenoble, and includes the remains of Matisse. The museum also
this hilltop fort is one of the a 4th­century baptistry. hosts temporary exhibitions.
city's most iconic sights. While
the current fort, with its impo­
sing ramparts, dates from the
19th century, use of this area
as a strategic stronghold
goes back thousands of
years. There are several ways
to reach the summit, from
being whisked effotlessly
up via the cable car which
starts at quai Stéphane­Jay,
to strapping on some boots
and hiking up – there's even
a via ferrata route for real
adrenaline junkies. However, The exterior of the Musée de Grenoble,
you reach the top, get ready a treasure trove of art
to enjoy superb views of the
city and surrounding
Chartreuse mountains.
The hilltop is also home to Fort de 0 metres 300 N
la Bastille
the Centre d’Art Bastille (CAB), Jardin 0 yards 300
a contemporary art museum, Leon Moret
Musée
and to Le Musée des Troupes Parc Archéologique LAURENT
PL. ST-
Pont de
de Montagne (Museum of the Guy Pape Grenoble St-Laurent Chartreuse
Mountain Troops), as well as
QUAI X. JOUVIN
Acrobastille, a high­wire park. Grenoble-Bastille cable car Musée R. ST-LAURENT QUAI JONGKIND
Jardins des Dauphinois
Dauphins Pont de
MOUNIER la Citadelle
QUAI
Musée de
4 Q U A I P E R R I E R E Pont Grenoble
St-Laurent
Musée Dauphinois QUAI DE FRANCE Ancien Palais LAVALETTE AVE MARECHAL RANDON
du Parlement
PLACE DE
Pont R. CHENOISE
Gontard
⌂ 30 rue Maurice Gignoux Isère QUAI CREQUI QUAI S. JAY du Dauphiné PL.
PL. ST-
ANDRÉ PL. AUX-
# 10am–6pm Wed–Mon HUBERT Collegiale HERBES NOTRE-
DAME
PLACE
(to 7pm Sat & Sun) ¢ 1 Jan, DUBEDOUT St-André City Musée
Jardin de Ville
1 May, 25 Dec ∑ musee- AVENUE FELIX VIALLET RUE DE BELGRADE R. MONTORGE centre RUE LAFAYETTE R. PRESIDENT SADI CARNOT de l’Ancien R. SERVAN
RUE TRES CLOITRES
Èvêché
dauphinois.fr BOULEVARD EDOUARD REY PLACE RUE DE L'ALMA
RUE DE B ONNE
R. VOLTAIRE
This regional museum, housed Gare SNCF / R. DE DOCTEUR MAZET R. FELIX P OULAT GRENETTE PL. STE-
CLARE
Routière
RUE RAOUL
in a 17th­century convent, is BLANCHARD DE LA SALLE
devoted to local history, arts AVENUE ALSACE Thierry Court RUE ABBE Musée de la
Résistance et de
RUE
and crafts. Two of its best LORRAINE PLACE Créations RUE CONDILLAC la Déportation
VICTOR
VICAT
HUGO
R. DE LA LIBERTÉ
Bensimon
exhibits are "The People of 500 m (550 yd) BO U L EVAR D GA MBET TA BOULEVA PLACE DE
VERDUN
Concept Store
the Alps", a captivating por­ COURS BERRIAT SQ. DU DR Musée
MARTIN
trayal of local rural mountain COURS LAFONTAINE RD AGUT R U E L E S D I G U I E R E S d’Histoire
R U E T H I E R S FAB LAKANAL RUE LESDIGUIERES TE SEMBAT RU E D E ST R AS B O U RG Jardin des
Naturelle
Fromagerie
les Alpages
RUE
Plantes
RUE GENISSIEU
RUE FANTIN LATOUR
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