French Alps Excursions
Grenoble © Milky
Grenoble
The beautiful university town of Grenoble is situated on the
Drac and Isère Rivers, and is surrounded by proud mountains,
dramatic gorges and hidden valleys. The prosperous, lively and
cosmopolitan city is a base for companies involved in the chemical,
nuclear research and electronics industries, but more obviously it
is home to 40,000 students, many international. There are some
excellent walks among the mountains surrounding the city and there
are ski slopes within easy driving distance, but for many tourists
Grenoble is simply a stopover before heading further into the
Alps.
