There are plenty of things to do during your stay in the area:
- Cities to visit: Aix-les-Bains (50min), Lyon (55min), Grenoble (1hr), Annecy (1hr10), Genève (1hr30)
- Lakes: Lac d'Annecy, Lac du Bourget, Lac de Paladru
- Mountains: Mont Blanc (summit of Europe) and the mountains surrounding Grenoble (Chartreuse, Vercors, Belledonne) are a must!
- Culture & Entertainment: Walibi (water amusement park), Parc des Oiseaux de Villars-les-Dombes (zoo), Saint-Romain-en-Gal (archeological site), Grottes de la Balme (caves)
- Food: Lyon is the French capital of gastronomy, but there are delicious specialties in almsot every village.
- Cheese Lovers: Check out local delights like Saint-Marcellin and Bleu de Sassenage @ Fromagerie Champaret
- Wine & Liquors: Domaine du Loup des Vignes, Domaine Meunier, Caves de la Chartreuse
- Malls and Outlets: Lyon, Geneva, and Grenoble might be obvious, but Romans has also great Outlet malls.
- Cute towns: Crémieu, Pérouges, Vienne, Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey
Walibi Rhône-Alpes
1380 Route de la Corneille, Les Avenières, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 38630, France
Water Park
La Fromagerie de Champaret
30 Boulevard de Champaret, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 38300, France, +33 4 74 28 99 19
Cheese, cheese, and cheese!
Caves de la Chartreuse
10 Boulevard Edgar Kofler, Voiron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 38500, France, +33 4 76 05 81 77
Hard liquors made by monks for centuries. Quentin Tarantino's favorite!
Welcome to the Capital of the Alps!
Way better than Lyon, Paris and Sète combined.
Food: Bleu de Sassenage, Ravioles de Royans, Gratin Dauphinois, Grenoble Walnuts, and Chartreuse verte!
Mountains: Chartreuse, Vercors, Belledonne and much more
Also: Musée d'Art, Bastille, Little Italy (Quai Perrière), Marché des Halles,...