Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Grenoble, France
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5.7 km
104 m
Explore Grenoble in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in GrenobleIndividual Sights in GrenobleSight 1: Église Saint-Luc
The church of Saint-Luc de Grenoble was built in 1967 in the heart of the Île Verte district, at a time when the city of Grenoble was growing rapidly.
Sight 2: La Casemate
The CCSTI of Grenoble, known as "la Casemate" is a center of scientific, technical and industrial culture (CCSTI) located on Place Saint-Laurent in Grenoble, France, in the immediate vicinity of the Porte Saint-Laurent.
Sight 3: Musée archéologique Saint-Laurent
Grenoble Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Grenoble, France. It occupies the historic site of Saint-Laurent at the foot of the Bastille on the right bank of the Isère.
Sight 4: Tour de l'Isle
The Tour de l'Isle is a historic building built at the end of the 14th century on the banks of the Isère River in Grenoble. Since 1994, it has become an exhibition space for the Grenoble museum.
Sight 5: Musée de l'Ancien Évêché
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.
Sight 6: Fontaine des trois Ordres
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, such as the Day of the Tiles and the Meeting of the Estates General of the Dauphiné.
Sight 7: Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère
The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Isère is a museum located in Grenoble, France.
Wikipedia: Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation à Grenoble (EN), Website
Sight 8: La Plateforme - Centre d'information sur les projets urbains
The Grenoble Museum-Library is a 19th-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.
Sight 9: Garage Hélicoïdal
The Grenoble helical garage is a condominium of car garages in the Art Deco architectural style in reinforced concrete. Inaugurated on 27 July 1932 to accommodate 225 cars, it now accommodates 252. Since 2003, the building has been labelled "Heritage of the Twentieth Century" of Grenoble.
Sight 10: Église Saint-Louis
Saint-Louis Church is a Roman Catholic church in Grenoble, France.
Sight 11: Porte de France
The Porte de France is a city gate located at the western entrance of Grenoble, in the immediate vicinity of the Esplanade. It was erected in 1620 as part of the fortification of the Bastille Hill by the Duke of Lesdiguières.
Sight 12: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Grenoble is a Catholic religious building of Grenoble in France, dependent on the diocese of Grenoble-Vienne. Built from 1922 in a Roma-Byzantine style, this basilica is located at Place du Dean-Gosse for its historic entrance and 4 rue Émile-Gueymard with regard to its new entrance to the SNCF station.
Sight 13: Magasin des horizons
The Magasin-CNAC, is a national center of art and culture located near the Cours Berriat in Grenoble. Initially named "Le Magasin, centre national d'art contemporain", it was inaugurated on 26 April 1986 by François Léotard, Minister of Culture, as part of the Major Works carried out under the presidency of François Mitterrand with the support of the city and the State.
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