La Montée Chalemont

Quiet – is what strikes first while walking up to Bastille. Over the heads, the Bastille cable car silently slides upwards. Let’s pause on halfway – you are already overlooking the cafés and terraces, red tiled mix and matched rooftops in Saint Laurent. Listen to the city’s whispers – and Isère river groans. A few steps up – you are looking far away, beyond Grenoble and its surroundings, where hills slightly turn into mountains. Grenoble’s symbols proudly stand up: Perret Tower in the middle of a green patch, the Three Towers, Saint André spire or Notre Dame bell tower. Is that a hint of a smile? Surely, you are happy with this new scenery.