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More than two-dozen local producers assemble in °ä³ó²¹³¾²úé°ù²â's covered market, selling regional specialities like charcuterie and cheese, alongside butchers, fishmongers, florists, Vietnamese takeaway food and more.
Go early, some stallholders start packing up around noon.
27.31 MILES
For lovers of European art, this museum is an uplifting place to get lost for a day. There's an even spread of artistic eras on display: an antiquities…
Château de Menthon-St-Bernard
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Twenty-three generations of the De Menthon family have lived within 1000-year-old Château de Menthon-St-Bernard. The birthplace of St Bernard in 1008 –…
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This highly impressive museum unveils the secrets of a 12th-century church and cloister using light effects, a haunting choral soundtrack and an…
Parc Naturel Régional de Chartreuse
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Limestone promontories, dense forests and a powerful liqueur are the signature features of this 767-sq-km regional park. The 1300km of marked walking…
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After a fun ride in the téléphérique, or a steep, hour-long climb, the reward is a magnificent mountain panorama from Grenoble's stocky fortress, built…
Cathédrale St-François de Sales
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All is not as it seems inside °ä³ó²¹³¾²úé°ù²â's 15th-century Franciscan cathedral, decorated with 6000 sq metres of trompe l’œil painting. The largest such…
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This ever-evolving museum unleashes a century of regional history on visitors. Suits of armour are back-lit in brightly coloured rooms, 3-D family trees…
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Medieval walls, Gothic tracery, trompe l'oeil detailing…°ä³ó²¹³¾²úé°ù²â's château has acquired a wealth of styles since its founding in the 11th century. Once…
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Occupying a former corn exchange, °ä³ó²¹³¾²úé°ù²â's grand fine-arts museum exhibits mostly 14th- to 18th-century Italian works. There's a particular emphasis on…
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This former hôtel particulier (historic private mansion) has interactive displays on local culture on its upper floor. It's also the starting point for…
3. Château des Ducs de Savoie
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Medieval walls, Gothic tracery, trompe l'oeil detailing…°ä³ó²¹³¾²úé°ù²â's château has acquired a wealth of styles since its founding in the 11th century. Once…
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With its four carved elephants, this 17.6m-high fountain looks like the model for an old Indian postage stamp. It was sculpted in 1838 in honour of…
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Due for a grand reopening in 2020, this museum housed in a Franciscan monastery was closed to undergo a massive renovation when we passed through. When it…
6. Cathédrale St-François de Sales
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All is not as it seems inside °ä³ó²¹³¾²úé°ù²â's 15th-century Franciscan cathedral, decorated with 6000 sq metres of trompe l’œil painting. The largest such…
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Geneva-born philosopher, composer and writer Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a key figure of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, lived the happiest years…
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This 1st-century Roman temple – dedicated originally not to Diana, but probably a local Celtic god – is inside the town hall, a 16th-century château built…