Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Grenoble, France

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2.8 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 45 m

Experience Grenoble in France in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in GrenobleIndividual Sights in Grenoble

Sight 1: Église Saint-Luc

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The church of Saint-Luc de Grenoble was built in 1967 in the heart of the Île Verte district, while the city of Grenoble was growing rapidly.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Luc de Grenoble (FR)

540 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Musée de Grenoble

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The Museum of Grenoble is a municipal museum of Fine Arts and antiquities in the city of Grenoble in the Isère region of France.

Wikipedia: Museum of Grenoble (EN), Website

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Musée de l'Ancien Évêché

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The Musée de l'Ancien Évêché is a departmental museum located in Grenoble, France and dedicated to the Isère heritage through the history of its Bishop's palace. Inaugurated in 1998, it is settled in the former Bishop's palace, near Grenoble Cathedral. The museum gives access to the remains of an early Christian baptistry and to a section of the vestiges of the Gallo-Roman wall in the basement of the building.

Wikipedia: Musée de l'Ancien Évêché (EN), Website

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Fontaine des trois Ordres

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The Fountain of the Three Orders, also known as the Centenary Fountain, is a monument commemorating the pre-revolutionary events of the summer of 1788 in Grenoble, which are the Day of the Tiles and the Meeting of the Estates General of the Dauphiné.

Wikipedia: Fontaine des trois ordres (FR), Website

268 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Maison natale de Stendhal

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The birthplace of Stendhal is a town house located in the city center of Grenoble, rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, then called rue des Vieux-Jésuites.

Wikipedia: Maison natale de Stendhal (FR)

26 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: La tourelle de l'hôtel rabot

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The Rabot house or Rabot hotel, which houses most of the Arthaud bookstore, is a historical monument, located at 17, rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, in the pedestrian center of the Notre-Dame district of Grenoble.

Wikipedia: Maison Rabot (FR)

285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Garage Hélicoïdal

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The Grenoble helical garage is a co-ownership of car garages in the Art Deco architectural style in reinforced concrete. Inaugurated on July 27, 1932 to accommodate 225 cars, it now houses 252. Since 2003, the building has been labeled "Heritage of the 20th century" of Grenoble.

Wikipedia: Garage hélicoïdal de Grenoble (FR)

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Église Saint-Louis

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Église Saint-Louis

The Church of Saint Louis is a Roman Catholic church in Grenoble, France.

Wikipedia: Church of Saint Louis, Grenoble (EN)

561 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Basilique Saint-Joseph

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The Basilica of Saint-Joseph of Grenoble is a basilica in Grenoble, France, under the diocese of Grenoble-Vienne.

Wikipedia: Basilique Saint-Joseph de Grenoble (FR)

511 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: La Plateforme - Centre d'information sur les projets urbains

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The Grenoble Museum-Library is a nineteenth-century cultural building located on Place de Verdun in Grenoble. Completed and opened to the public in 1870, it housed the Grenoble municipal library until 1970 and the collections of the Grenoble museum until 1992.

Wikipedia: Musée-bibliothèque de Grenoble (FR), Website

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