Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Grenoble, France

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 4 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 68 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)

510 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: La Casemate

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The CCSTI of Grenoble, known as "the Casemate" is a center for scientific, technical and industrial culture (CCSTI) located on Place Saint-Laurent in Grenoble, France, in the immediate vicinity of the Porte Saint-Laurent.

Wikipedia: CCSTI de Grenoble (FR), Website

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Musée archéologique Saint-Laurent

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Musée archéologique Saint-Laurent Frédérick Pattou / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Grenoble Archaeological Museum (EN), Website

513 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Tour de l'Isle

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Tour de l'Isle simdaperce / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Tour de l'Isle is a historic building built at the end of the fourteenth century on the banks of the Isère River in Grenoble. Since 1994, it has become an exhibition space for the Grenoble museum.

Wikipedia: Tour de l'Isle (FR)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: 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 6: 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: 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 10: 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)

954 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 11: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Grenoble is a Roman Catholic church in Grenoble, France, part of the diocese of Grenoble-Vienne. Built from 1922 in a Romano-Byzantine style, this basilica is located on Place du Doyen-Gosse for its historic entrance and 4 rue Émile-Gueymard for its new entrance opposite the SNCF station.

Wikipedia: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Grenoble (FR)

574 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Porte de France

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The Porte de France is a city gate located at the western entrance to 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.

Wikipedia: Porte de France (Grenoble) (FR)

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