Grenoble

Visiting Grenoble

(A picture I took 500 meters near the school in 2015)

Grenoble is located in a valley and is closely surrounded by three big Alps mountains. To the north lies the Chartreuse, to the south and west the Vercors, and to the east the Belledonne range. For hiking on those mountains, please visit http://www.isere-rando.com (note that Grenoble is the capital of Isere department). In France Grenoble is regarded as the capital of the French Alps.

Grenoble is proud for its winter sports and it was the hosting city of winter Olympic game of 1968. There are about 20 ski resorts around Grenoble. The nearest one is only 30 minutes from the city center. You can even ski in summer (http://www.les2alpes.com/en ).

Thanks to its many lakes, windsurfing and kitesurfing are popular too. In particular , the lake Monteynard (about 40 minutes by car) is regarded one of the best lakes to do windsurfing and kitesurfing in Europe.

Paragliding is also very popular here thanks to the mountains. Coupe Icare is one of the biggest such events in the world http://www.coupe-icare.org.

In addition, Grenoble is not far from Mediterranean. For example, the direct distance of Grenoble to Marseille is only 209 kilometers. It takes three hours to arrive at Marseille or Montepellier by Train.

Office of Tourism of Grenoble

http://www.grenoble-tourisme.com/en/

Office of Tourism of Isere (note that Grenoble is the capital of Isere province)

http://www.isere-tourisme.com/

The website of Michelin offers perhaps the best and the most objective tourism information. Please use it: https://travelguide.michelin.com/europe/france/rhone-alpes/isere

http://wikitravel.org/en/Grenoble

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenoble#Main_sights

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/the-french-alps/grenoble/things-to-do

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g187264-Activities-Grenoble_Isere_Rhone_Alpes.html

*Outside of the City

Rhone Alpes is the state containing Isere province.

https://travelguide.michelin.com/europe/france/rhone-alpes

https://travelguide.michelin.com/europe/france/rhone-alpes/haute-savoie

Mont-Blanc the highest summit of Alps

https://travelguide.michelin.com/europe/france/rhone-alpes/savoie-mont-blanc

Annecy (1h 40 minutes; price of one way ticket 20 euros)

http://wikitravel.org/en/Annecy