Directly on the left bank of the Isère River is the station for the cable car that will carry you 263 metres up to the Bastille, the name of both the fortress and rocky hill that dominate the city from the north. The cable car has be… See more

The cable-car is one way up, but many people choose the path and stairway that begins at the cliff-side in Jardin des Dauphins. As you climb you can nose around abandoned walls and stairways belonging t… See more

The best archaeology museums are those that put you right on top of a dig, and Grenoble’s is one, with galleries overlooking the structure of a Gallo-Roman church built in the 6th century. These remnants a… See more

Not far from the Archaeology Museum, on the right bank of the Isère, is a fab little attraction revealing the history and culture of the Dauphiné Region. The location is a delight too, on the slopes of the Bastille in the 17th-ce… See more