Meylan Travel Guide

 JLBG Says:  Centre de National de recherches des télécommunications in Meylan.The "Centre national d'études des télécommunications" (CENT), now "France Télécom recherche et développement", a Telecom research center, was built in 1978. The architect was Claude Vasconi (born in 1940)... 

 JLBG Says:  Around the Zirst (now Inovallée) buildings designed for housing are always low : three or four levels as here. They are close to the Inovallée companies which allows workers to either walk, for the most fortunate, or ride work on bicycle. Few are those who have to drive... 

 JLBG Says:  This photo shows the same garden, close to the town hall but with the Vercors massif in the background. Some gardeners prefer to have flowers instead of vegetables. The highest mountain is the Moucherotte. On the right to the Moucherotte, a rocky shelf called "les Trois... 

 JLBG Says:  In three parts of Meylan, plots of land have been kept and divided into very small gardens that are rented to citizens that want to have a few square meters for fresh parsley, chives, salads or tomatoes. It is always very small, from 10 to 50 square meters, but that allows... 

 JLBG Says:  The fortress is perched at 1338 meters on top of high limestone cliffs. The landscape is breathtaking as the valley is 1000 m underneath. This photo shows the view of the valley in the direction of Chambéry. 

 JLBG Says:  At the end of the entrance yard, a platform with a telescope to watch the landscape. The photo shows in the background the entrance porch and on the left the former barracks with the bar in the foregroundThe address is : 38 250 Le Sappey and the telephone: 04.76.85.25.24. 

 JLBG Says:  The Fort du Saint Eynard was built between 1872 and 1880 in order to watch and fight the enemies that might arrive across the Chartreuse massif to conquer Grenoble. Once you pass the entrance, you discover a wide yard with on the right vaulted fortified buildings where... 

 JLBG Says:  The Fort du Saint Eynard is within the boundaries of the "commune" of "Le Sappey. The village of Le Sappey is on the mountain road from Grenoble to the "Col de Porte" and the Chartreuse massif. When arriving at the entrance of Le Sappey, take the D512 on the right. A 3 km... 

 JLBG Says:  A playground with sand for little children is decorated by an amazing group of statues. They show three very fat little girls represented in a very abstract way with huge thighs and butts, one has a very short skirt, the others, I don't know and they have microscopic... 

 JLBG Says:  In the center of Meylan, close to the town hall a wide space is a meadow open to the public. It is used as a football ground, and for several other sports. Occasionally, this is where circuses build their tents, several times a year. The place for gardeners is also close to... 

 JLBG Says:  The Chartreuse forests are mainly fir trees with occasional deciduous trees. In autumn, you can find many sorts of wild mushrooms (see my Alps mushroom travelogue on my home page) : boletus, chanterelles, etc. 

 JLBG Says:  The Chartreuse mountains, forest slopesThis photo shows some of the Chartreuse summits from "behind". This is the side with slopes covered with forests. If you enlarge the photo, you will guess that the top of each mountain is a rim with a cliff. 

 JLBG Says:  On this photo, the Oisans massif, part of the "Grandes Alpes", a crystalline massif made of granite, schist and gneiss appears in the background. The part of the Oisans that shows here is Belledone. The hills on the foreground are "le Balcon de Belledone" (Belledone's... 

 JLBG Says:  The Saint Eynard is a long cliff that is parallel to the valley. On the valley side, it is a cliff while on the other side, it is a slope covered with forests. On one point, a road gives an easy access to the top where is a fort (see off the beaten path tips). 

 JLBG Says:  This close up shows the "Dent de Crolles" from mid height. The slopes are deeply carved with gullies and ravines. The access to the "Dent de Crolles" is not on this side. A paved road passes at the bottom of the "Dent de Crolles" cliff. From there, it is possible either to...