One of the beautiful sunny warm days of our stay in Grenoble, on the advice of friends, I decided to visit the local landmark – The fortress called Bastille (Bastille). I must admit that I knew nothing about her and went there by for the most part, because I wanted to rise on the teleferike (residents capaciously styled it “eggs”) and look at the panorama of the city with bird’s eye view. Generally, these balls are spoken of as the main attraction of Grenoble, no matter how portrayed, usually they are always in the photo. But we were soon it’s interesting to just “fly” over the river and ride the cable car ski lift in your favorite mountains.
The content of the article
- 1 Where to stay in Grenoble
- 2 eggs
- 3 Bastille
- 4 Cave near Bastille
- 5 Night Grenoble from a height
- 6 Ticket price
- 7 Bastille on the map
Contents
Where to stay in Grenoble
Hotels in Europe are better to book in advance and Grenoble is not exception, so I recommend you:
- Logis Institut Hotel
- Hôtel de lEurope
One is cheaper, the other is more expensive, but both are good. And the Bastille there near at all. Do not forget to check discounts on Roomguru service, where you can see prices for the same hotel in different systems reservation. On the example of hotels above:
- Logis Institut Hotel
- Hôtel de lEurope
Eggs
The banks of the river Isere, where Bastille Grenoble is located
Famous Grenoble Eggs
So I went to the embankment Stefan-Jay (Quai Stephane Jay) River Isere, from where that telefherique (telepherique) starts. There was almost no queue, I bought a ticket without any problems, but stay up still had to. Like the smartest, thought the best view will be from the last, so to speak, eggs – that is, booths funicular, so politely began to let everyone in front of him. But it was not immediately possible to fulfill our plans, since first facing me a couple decided to do the same, and the next time the Arab the family loaded into the last booth I wanted, standing in wrong place in front of me.
Famous Grenoble eggs from the inside
But with a sinking heart, I sit in the arrived egg (I know It sounds hilarious) and we slowly begin to rise up, crossing the river below him. In vain I kept on making a camera – dull glass of the ball did not allow to make any decent Photo. So I just sat and looked around, good, full glass cabin allows it.
Subtracted on the Internet that the speed of the funicular in Grenoble 6 meters per second, although it seemed to me that at some moments he slowed down, and in some, on the contrary, accelerated. By the way how say some sources, was built by telefrey Grenoble in 1934 and became the first cable car in Europe.
Glass walls of a cabin of a telefiberka of Grenoble
Famous Grenoble Eggs
Bastille
And so I arrived at the main attraction of Grenoble and passed on the first viewing platform. Grenoble is beautiful extraordinary! WITH the wide river Isere, the artery passing through the city, with all its streets, with a clear and beautiful geometry of the quarters, and stunning the mountains around the city! Impossible to stop looking!
Working moments
Grenoble from the height of the Bastille
Grenoble from the height of the Bastille
Strange paintings on the walls of the Bastille of Grenoble
Scary stories of the Bastille of Grenoble
Pohah and pohov, done a bunch of photos on this lookout, I went to the other, which is located on the opposite side of the arriving cabins funicular. Here I was met by the snowy peaks of the Franzuz Alps, and below was the outskirts of Grenoble. On this site me very pleased with the colorful stands with different historical information. And if you are too lazy to read it all, you can click on the button anglais and listen to all the same in English (well, or on francais and do the same in french).
Mountains of France from the second viewing Bastille
Mountains of France from the second viewing Bastille
Grenoble from the second lookout Bastille
Grenoble from the second lookout Bastille
Listening to historical information was complicated by the fact that all the children falling on this viewing platform, considered their it is obligatory to press on all buttons of all 6 or 8 stands for a long time, what was the reason for such a multi-lingual voice that even it was sometimes difficult to talk. But the very idea with these I really liked the stands. They even special entrances made, apparently, to be more convenient for people with disabilities.
The second lookout of the Bastille of Grenoble, stands with information
Stands with information on the second viewing Bastille of Grenoble
Well, apart from the views of an unusually beautiful city in the Bastille Grenoble and especially do nothing. There is no place to go there, almost all the corridors and rooms are closed with bars.
Bastille of Grenoble
Corridors of the Bastille of Grenoble
Corridors of the Bastille of Grenoble
Bastille of Grenoble
Cave near Bastille
I also looked into a cave near the Bastille of Grenoble. On in fact, it used to be just a cave, which then extended and made a long tunnel, stretching along the mountain and down. From the holes there are also very beautiful views of the city.
The windows of the cave near Grenoble
Cave near Grenoble
One of the windows of the cave near Grenoble
Cave near Grenoble
Exit from the cave near Grenoble
Night Grenoble from a height
Back, I decided to go up the stairs to go down, take pictures from another point already nightly views of Grenoble. And this, I I’ll tell you, just fabulously beautiful!
Eggs go down to evening Grenoble
Evening grenoble
Night grenoble
Night grenoble
Night grenoble
It was also fabulous to descend into total darkness without flashlight on the stairs, which sometimes disappeared somewhere, and For some reason, it began somewhere else. In general, the whole quest go down. And then I noticed how many people run around here! First up all the ladders and then down. Good training.
Well, and finally, some useful information on Teleferik (balls, as you remember).
Ticket price
Adult one way 4.50 euro round trip 6.60 euro for students one way 3.50 euros round-trip 5.05 euros
No more than 6 people go into one cabin. Funicular can be closed for 2-4 weeks in January for repairs.
At different times of the year, his mode of operation is slightly different, therefore it is better to recognize him in advance. You can do it here. http://www.bastille-grenoble.fr
Bastille on the map
They also asked me where the cave is. So she is there at all nearby, if you look at the map (or if you stand on the spot with your back to Grenoble and facing the fortress), then on the left hand. That is, go around Fortress and literally a little bit pass. Then back from the cave You can return by an underground passage.
Here, just in case the coordinates of the cave – 45.201335,5.724091
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