This fall we were lucky to visitthe beautiful city of Grenoble (Grenoble), take a walk through its ancient streets and pamper your eyes with beautiful views of the mountains that simply climb into the city from any side, wherever you look. As a friend living there aptly noted, it’s very difficult to get lost in Grenoble, because wherever you are, there are mountains everywhere and they are different, so it’s very easy to navigate by them.
Hotels in Europe are better to book in advance and Grenoble is no exception, therefore I will recommend you Logis Institut Hotel or Hotel de l’Europe, one is cheaper, the other is more expensive, but both are good.
Grenoble and the French mountains
The French mountains in Grenoble are visible wherever you look.
French mountains in Grenoble
French mountains in Grenoble
And one of the main characters andThe attractions of Grenoble are considered to be a teleferik funicular, built among the first in Europe Its unofficial name is much simpler and simpler - eggs. On this cable car you can climb to the fortifications of the 19th century - Bastillefrom where incredible panoramas of the city are opened.
Teleperic Grenoble and the French Alps
View from Bastille, panorama of Grenoble
Grenoble is framed on three sides by FrenchAlps: Chartreuse Ridge (Chartreuse) comes from the north, Beldon (Belledonne) in the east and Vercors in the west. And while this city is considered the flattest city in Europe, according to some sources on the Internet. Amazing right?
And around Grenoble, a lot of good and enoughsimple ski slopes. I went to the mountains for a walk in those places, of course, did not try to ride there, because it was in the fall and at that time only the very first snow fell.
Ski lift in the french alps
Ski lift in the french alps
In the french alps
Due to the fact that Grenoble surround the Alps of France, it is not possible to expand in breadth. As locals said, this city is considered one of the most expensive in terms of renting housing.
Loved the trams here - I called themcaterpillars from the future. Riding down the street is such a long streamlined shape thing with a licked face, well, just like a living one! Ticket to the tram can be bought at any stop in a special machine, and everywhere (at least where I saw it) is displayed on a special display when the next tram arrives - it is very convenient.
Tram grenoble
Scoreboard at tram stop
Tram Ticket Vending Machines
In Grenoble, a lot of attention is paiddisabled people, the entire infrastructure of the city is thought out so that it is convenient for them, and special places in transport, trams without steps, convenient arrivals and congresses, etc.
Entrance to the Grenoble tram
Inside the Grenoble Tram
Grenoble is adapted to cycling, everywhere there isbicycle paths, there are many people on bicycles (and sometimes those that we have not seen!) How I like that cycling is so developed here!
Designation of bike paths in Grenoble
Bike rental in Grenoble
Cyclist grenoble
Grenoble Elderly Cyclist
There are such cyclists in Grenoble
Pizza delivered on scooters
There are a lot of cafes on the streets, however, this phenomenonnot only Grenoble is inherent, but here they are found different, even very small at 1-2 tables and most often almost empty. Maybe, of course, I was so lucky and I just walked the streets at the wrong time to catch a lot of people here.
Cafe in Grenoble and the French Mountains
And on the streets there are platforms witha special filler to make it where you walk your pets. Nicely! True, the approach of such a corner is felt long before you see it - by smell, although they are cleaned once a day, it seems.
Special corner for dog needs
In one place you can find very colorful, interesting graffiti. As our friend explained to us, this city council specifically asked artists to paint this place. And why did I forget ...
Graffiti on the streets of Grenoble
Graffiti on the streets of Grenoble
Near the Grenoble train station,which is combined with the bus station and is located in the center of the city, there is a funny fountain, the water from which flows directly onto the asphalt under it, you have no special fences and pools.
Signpost to the Grenoble train station and the French Alps
Fountain near the station Grenoble
Grenoble Railway Station
Grenoble is famous for its large numberuniversities, but to get though in one of them, unfortunately, did not work. And there are a lot of young people in the city, although I did not see her at all under favorable circumstances. Apparently, at that time there was some kind of holiday, and in the evenings in the city center in the cafes it was very noisy, loud, and it seemed to us, even a bit aggressive, although no one touched me. It was dark, but it seemed that the number of drunk and merry Arab youth was a lot. I did not photograph them. Here is a photo of just the evening and night Grenoble.
Night grenoble
Night grenoble
Grenoble at night
Grenoble at night
Almost every morning I went to beingnearby pastry bakery to enjoy fresh pastries, which could not but affect my figure. But I could not refuse these goodies! And yet, I looked at the Russian Store once, but the prices there were not at all, apparently because almost all the products were made in Germany, although the names were written in Russian. Much of what I saw there on the shelves, in Russia, I have never met, funny.
Grenoble Bakery Shop
Russian shop in Grenoble
And once I even went to the local market andon my own, just like a real Grenoblets, I bought vegetables there. Sellers smile, explain something, even if you do not understand, tell something about themselves, ask about you. And all without haste, without fuss, without aggression. And it's not “guests from the Yugs” who sell, but simply local farmers!
Market in Grenoble
Overall, I really liked Grenoble, heIt seemed clean and tidy, although some say that the city is dirty. Maybe me he won because of the fact that, in this town, "every street ends with the mountain," as Stendhal said.
Every street in Grenoble ends in a mountain
Every street in Grenoble ends in a mountain
Every street in Grenoble ends in a mountain
On the street of Grenoble you can meet such beauty
Park in Grenoble
Here are such in Grenoble there are courtyards
