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vations facilities and money exchange services. There is a nominal fee for each
call within Dijon to secure hotel reservations.
The Saint Benigne Cathedral probably holds the record for being destroyed
and rebuilt more times than any other place of worship in France—four times since
its origins back in the sixth century! The current church was built between 1281
and 1325. Also constructed in the 13th century, the Church of Notre Dame in Di-
jon fared better over the centuries. Both edifices are typical Burgundian Gothic.
One of the newer attractions in Dijon includes the University of Bourgogne.
The Centre International d'Etudes Françaises attracts students from all over the
world to study the French language and culture.
Day Excursion to
Grenoble
And the Bastille Cableway
Depart from Lyon Part-Dieu Station
Distance by Train: 80 miles (129 km)
Average Train Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Tourist Information Office: 14, rue de la République, 38000 Grenoble
Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
www.grenoble-tourisme.com
E-mail: [e-mail]
Hours: October-April: 0900-1800 Monday-Saturday, 1000-0000 Sunday;
May-September: 0900-1900 Monday-Saturday, 1000-0000 Sunday
Notes: Located some distance from the railway station in a labyrinth of winding
streets. Reach the tourist office by either tramway in the direction of Grand Place,
Universités, or Auguste Delaune. Your stop is Hubert Dubedout/Maison du Tour-
isme. Maison du tourisime signs are displayed at many intersections.
Grenoble will remind many North Americans of Denver, Colorado. Lodged on a
wide plain, butted against the swift waters of the Isere River, and backdropped by
the French Alps, it is a breathtaking scene of man and nature in concert.
Known as “the capital of the French Alps,” Grenoble lies at the feet of three
majestic mountain ranges at the crossroads of a number of large valleys. Its Isere
River was first bridged by Roman legion engineers in 43 B.C. ; Napoleon employed