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The Bastille fortifications offer breathtaking views over Grenoble, the capital of the French Alps. Grenoble pictures
The city is surrounded by the Chartreuse, Vercors and Belledonne ranges.
The fortress itself is reached by the cable car that was first opened in 1933.
From an altitude of 485 m, you look out over the entire city of 415 000 inhabitants.

Place Botre Dame - Grenoble pictures
The historic square in the centre of the old city is flanked by Notre Dame cathedral and the former bishop's palace. A notable feature overlooking the many café terraces is the Fountain of the Three Orders (1895), erected to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution in the Dauphiné region.

Place Saint André - Grenoble pictures
The most historic square in the city, flanked by the former palace of the Dauphins dating back to the Middle Ages.
After Dauphiné was ceded to France in 1349, Dauphin Louis II created the Parliament of Dauphiné in 1453.
The present building, dating from the 16th-19th centuries, has housed the law courts since 1789.