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Grenoble Sights

Fort de la Bastille

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  • Address
    • Saint-Laurent, 38000 cable car departs quai Stéphane Jay
  • Transport
    • 1, 13 to cable car
  • Website
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 04 76 44 33 65
    • fax, info: 04 76 51 61 49
  • Price
    • Prices are for return cable-car trip; one-way tickets available.
  • Hours
    • Cable car: Mon-Tue 11:00-18:30, Wed-Thu & Sun 10:45-18:30, Fri-Sat 10:45-00:15; Cable-car closed Jan. Hours vary throughout the year - phone ahead.

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Lonely Planet review for Fort de la Bastille

These days, the strategic importance of Fort de la Bastille might have waned, but the city and mountain views it proffers are spectacular. Three viewpoint indicators explain the surrounding vistas (glimpse Mont Blanc on clear days) and panels maps out hiking trails, some of which lead down the hillside.

To get to the fort, hop aboard the riverside Téléphérique Grenoble Bastille. The ascent in egg-shaped pods, which climb 264m from the quay over the swift waters of the River Isère, is almost more fun than the fort itself. Unsurprisingly, it gets crowded in summer - leave early to avoid the worst queues.

 

Traveller reviews for Fort de la Bastille (1)

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    well worth the climb!

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    a lovely way to spend a sunny afternoon, magnificent views. The Bubbles, cable car would be an easier and fun way to get up there.

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