On one of the beautiful sunny warm days of our stay in Grenoble, on the advice of friends, we decided to visit a local attraction - the Fortress called Bastille. I must admit that we didn’t know a thing about her and went there mostly because we wanted to get up on the TV show (residents capaciously call him «eggs») and look at the panorama of the city from a bird's eye view. In general, these balls are spoken of as the most important attraction of Grenoble, no matter how it is portrayed, they are usually always in the photo. But we were rather interested simply «fly by» over the river and take a cable car ride to our favorite mountains.
The content of the article
- one Where to stay in Grenoble
- 2 Eggs
- 3 Bastille
- 4 Cave near the Bastille
- five Night Grenoble from above
- 6 Ticket price
- 7 Bastille on the map
Where to stay in Grenoble
It is better to book hotels in Europe in advance and Grenoble is no exception, so I will recommend you Logis Institut Hotel or Hotel de l’Europe, one is cheaper, the other is more expensive, but both are good. And the Bastille is very close there.
Eggs
Bank of the Isère River, where the Bastille of Grenoble is located
The famous eggs of Grenoble
And so we headed to the Quai Stephane Jay of the Isere River, from where the telepherique starts. There was almost no queue, we bought a ticket without any problems, but we still had to stand. We, as the smartest ones, realized that the best view would be from the last, so to speak, eggs - that is, the cabins of the funicular, so we politely began to let everyone go ahead of us, since knowledge of French helped explain our gesture of goodwill. But it was not possible to fulfill the plan immediately, because at first the couple standing in front of us decided to do the same, and the next time the Arab family loaded into the last booth we longed for, standing in the wrong place in front of us.
The famous eggs of Grenoble from the inside
But with a sinking heart, I sit down in the arrived egg (I know, it sounds hilarious) and we slowly begin to climb up, crossing the river below us. It was in vain that we kept our cameras ready - the dull glass of the sphere did not allow us to take a single decent photo. Therefore, we just sat and looked around with gusto, fortunately, a completely glass cabin allows this. I read on the Internet that the speed of the funicular in Grenoble is 6 meters per second, although it seemed to me that at some moments it slowed down, and at some, on the contrary, it accelerated. By the way, according to some sources, the teleferic of Grenoble was built in 1934 and became the first cable car in Europe.
Glass walls of the teleferic cabin of Grenoble
The famous eggs of Grenoble
Bastille
And so we arrived at the coveted sight of Grenoble and went to the first observation deck. For a long time we could not tear ourselves away from the beauties and latitudes presented to our eyes! Grenoble is extraordinarily beautiful! With the wide river Isere, an artery passing through the city, with all its streets, with a clear and beautiful geometry of the quarters, and stunning mountains around the city! Impossible to stop looking!
Working moments
Grenoble from the Bastille
Grenoble from the Bastille
Bird's eye view
Strange drawings on the walls of the Bastille of Grenoble
Horror stories of the Bastille of Grenoble
Poahav and poohav, having made a bunch of photos on this observation deck, we went to the other, which is located on the opposite side of the arrived cable car cabins. Here we were met by snowy peaks French Alps, and below was the suburb of Grenoble. On this site, I was very pleased with the colorful stands with various historical information. And if you are too lazy to read all this, you can click on the anglais button and listen to all the same in English (well, or in francais and do the same in French). And while Oleg was running around the site with a camera, catching good angles and trying various settings, I decided to ask and started listening.
Mountains of France from the second lookout Bastille
Mountains of France from the second lookout Bastille
Grenoble from the second lookout Bastille
Grenoble from the second lookout Bastille
True, I did not manage to particularly replenish my historical knowledge, I only realized that the Bastille of Grenoble was built in the 19th century and served to control the Alpine border.
Listening to historical information was complicated by the fact that almost all children who got to this observation deck considered it their duty to press all the buttons of all 6 or 8 stands for a long time, which is why there was such a multi-lingual-voice hum that even talking was sometimes difficult ... But I really liked the idea with these stands. Even special entrances have been made to them, apparently to make it more convenient for the disabled - such trifles touch me to tears!
Second lookout of the Bastille of Grenoble, information stands
Information stands at the second lookout in the Bastille of Grenoble
Well, except for the views of an unusually beautiful city, there is nothing special to do in the Bastille of Grenoble. There is especially nowhere 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
Maybe we think so, because we did not prepare well for the campaign. If you suddenly want to do it better, here is the plan of this fortress, you can study it better.
Scheme of the Bastille of Grenoble
Cave near the Bastille
We also looked into a cave near the Bastille of Grenoble. In fact, it apparently used to be just a cave, which then human hands expanded and made a long tunnel, stretching along the mountain and down. The holes also offer very beautiful views of the city..
Cave windows near Grenoble
Cave near Grenoble
One of the cave windows near Grenoble
One of the cave windows near Grenoble
Cave near Grenoble
Exit from the cave near Grenoble
Night Grenoble from above
On the way back, we decided to go up the steps to go down lower and take pictures from another point of the already night views of Grenoble. And this, I'll tell you, is just fabulously beautiful!
Eggs descend into evening Grenoble
Evening Grenoble
Night Grenoble
Night Grenoble
Night Grenoble
It was just as fabulous to go down the stairs in pitch darkness without a flashlight, which sometimes disappeared somewhere, and for some reason began already in another place. In general, the whole quest is to go downstairs. And then we noticed how many people are running around here! First up all the ladders, and then down. Good workout.
Well, and finally, some useful information on Teleferik (eggs, as you remember).
Ticket price
One way adult 4.50 €
Round trip 6.60 euros
One way students € 3.50
Round trip € 5.05
No more than 6 people can enter one cabin. The funicular may be closed for 2-4 weeks in January for renovations.
At different times of the year, his mode of operation is slightly different, so it is better to recognize him in advance. You can do it here. http://www.bastille-grenoble.fr
Bastille on the map
I was also asked where the cave is. So here it is there very close, if you look at the map (or if you stand in place with your back to Grenoble and facing the fortress), then on the left hand. That is, you go around the fortress and literally walk a little bit. Then you can go back from the cave along the underground passage.
Just in case, the coordinates of the cave are 45.201335,5.724091
Bastille fortress in Grenoble
Bastille fortress in Grenoble
An old fortress with magical views of Grenoble.
An old fortress with magical views of Grenoble.
