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Explore Grenoble and its surroundings

The Capital of the Alps and an Olympic city in 1968, Grenoble has an unusual situation: the city is spread out at the meeting point of 3 massifs, the Vercors, the Belledonne range and the Chartreuse. Stendhal said of Grenoble: "there's a mountain at the end of every street..." A city where high tech is much in evidence, with a well-known university; it is also a city of art and history. In Grenoble many architectural and cultural treasures can be found: the St-André, Notre-dame, and Grenette squares, the Palais de Justice (Law courts) and the city gardens are all places that you really must see. Only a few remains of the wall which used to surround Grenoble are still standing; one of these is the Fort de la Bastille, which is accessible by cable-car, or if you feel really fit, there are steps up to it, nearly 400 of them! At the top, you have a marvellous panoramic view of Grenoble and its suburbs.

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