Although nowhere can officially assert capital status over the Alps Mountain range, Grenoble can make a pretty good claim. Due to its prime location at the foot of the Alps, Grenoble Airport serves a host of ski resorts and towns around the Rhone-Alps region, as well as the beautiful city of Grenoble itself, which makes car hire from Grenoble Airport very popular.
Grenoble is a stunning city adorned with an incredible natural landscape, which you can survey in all its glory from the top of the Bastille. Grenoble Airport is 45km northwest of the city on the A48, so hiring a car at Grenoble Airport is particularly advantageous in terms of transfers.
Grenoble has a truly incredible setting at the foot of the Alps and so the first stop for many tourists is the Bastille. The Bastille is a Fortress on the edge of the Chartreuse Mountains, peering over Grenoble and the wider countryside. Cable cars take you to the top of the Bastille where the views are sublime. Grenoble is home to many highly acclaimed tourist attractions and the Archaeological Museum on Place Saint-Laurent is completely absorbing and thoughtfully prepared. Ski resorts like those in L'Alpe-d'Huez are only 65km on the D1091, making Grenoble the ultimate Alps city in terms of city life and access to the mountains.
Driving in the area around Grenoble is a real treat, and there are few better routes than around Vercors. Cross the Isere River and drive 31km from the centre of Grenoble on the D531, and you'll come to the Parc Naturel Regional du Vercors where you'll see some mind-blowing mountain ranges. When you're in a region blessed with phenomenal scenery in both the summer and winter months, it seems a shame not to explore, making hiring a car in Grenoble Airport very popular.
