The Cable car

Get a bird’s eye view of Grenoble and the surrounding valley with a ride up in the cable car. Being inaugurated in 1934, « le téléphérique de la Bastille » was the first urban cable car, before being transformed into what local people call « The Bubbles » (1976). These round gondola lifts with their clear sides take you up to the Bastille fort: 500 meters up in just 5 minutes!

Please accept YouTube cookies to play this video. By accepting you will be accessing content from YouTube, a service provided by an external third party.

Show the YouTube privacy policy

If you accept these cookies, your choice will be saved and the video will load.

Accept YouTube Content

Téléphérique de Grenoble © Pierre Jayet

Here, you’ll discover the Geologist’s Terrace, which overlooks the Vercors and Chartreuse mountain ranges. The Vauban belvedere offers a stunning view of the Belledonne Mountains, with the Mount Blanc on the horizon.

cours jean jaures arboré ligne tramway montagnes ville grenoble
Téléphérique de Grenoble © Pierre Jayet
Téléphérique de Grenoble © L Salino

Certain rooms inside the fortifications have been redone to host seminar and gala events.

Bastille verdoyante passerelle en bois façades colorées quais isere
Fort de la Bastille Grenoble © Pierre Jayet
Echauguette Fort de la Bastille © Pierre Jayet

With more than 260 000 visitors each year, the Bastille has been equipped with numerous activities: via ferrata, Acrobastille ropes course, the panoramic restaurant Téléphérique, the fine restaurant Chez le Per’Gras (since 1865), and the Mountain Troops Museum.