Jazz Festival in Grenoble

View of Grenoble

The Grenoble Jazz Festival will be on March 11 until March 30, 2008. On the Program will be Ahmad Jamal, Magma, Dee Dee Bridgewater.The Old Grenoble, without fear and reproach!

Before descending the covered with snow tracks, have a stop over in Grenoble, take the time to have a strolls in the old city.

The city of Grenoble

Not very wide, the medieval city is circumscribed between the places Grenette, Lavalette and Notre Dame. To envisage nevertheless the morning to discover the area.

The Saint-Andrew place was the strong point of the city in XIIIe century. It is surrounded of prestigious buildings like the Saint-Andrew collegial and the old palace of the Parliament.

In the center, the statue of the Bayard knight, one you should not miss to admire when dark starts to fall. Impossible to escape indeed, the Main street.

Grenoble, Rue Felix-Poulat

Many famous people were born to or lived there, of which Stendhal and the Hebert painter. Then direction the place of Herbes, the historical heart.

It is here that the first inhabitants settled. With two steps, the place of Notre Dame, very animated in the evening.

Lastly, for an overall picture, take time to go up, preferably by cable car, at the height of the Bastille.

View of the Bastille in Grenoble

Few Restaurants, Hotel and cafe addresses:

Splendid Hotel = In the 1930 building, room decoration made by the painter couple, about 71-89€. Located at Rue Thiers.

The Café Table Ronde = It is the second oldest cafe since 1739 of France after the Procope in Paris. Stendhal used to come to take his coffee. Located infront of the old Parliament. The menu is about 10€ for lunch time untill 33€. You can lead to 7 place de Saint-Andre.

La Panse = Sure value even if the decoration is minimized. With a sophisticated cuisine of hot oysters with little vegies, and their cailles au froie gras. About 15€ at lunch time untill 22-34€. Lead to 7 rue de la Paix.