Culture and History
Since 1983, the rooms of the château have housed the Musée de la Révolution française. The museum displays a unique collection of works of art from the period spanning the end of the Ancien Régime to the Third Republic.
The Musée de la Révolution française offers free self-guided visits as well as free audio guides in four languages: French, English, German, and Italian.
Renting a vacation apartment in Vizille can be part of an individual's travel planning.
The Romanesque portal of the former priory church of Sainte Marie in Vizille is the only surviving remnant of the original 12th-century priory church. The ruins of the fortified Château du Roy complex in Vizille are now laid out as a park.
Park and Nature
Admission to the park of the Domaine de Vizille is free for everyone. The park of the Domaine de Vizille is accessible to people with reduced mobility; the paths are wide, level, and gravel-surfaced, with no steps or obstacles.
The romantic park of the Domaine de Vizille consists of alternating woodland and meadow areas that are maintained but not domesticated through formal gardening.
The Réserve animalière of the Domaine de Vizille covers 40 hectares; the deer living there can be observed from a tower specially built for this purpose in the adjacent park.
Local Area
The local producers' market in Vizille takes place on Saturday mornings at Place du Château and offers food products exclusively.
Trails and Routes
The Route Napoléon à Cheval includes a section between Gap and Vizille.
The “Sur les châteaux de roues” mountain biking loop starts at Place du Château in Vizille. It is 19 kilometers long and classified as moderate.
The hike to the Belvédère de Vizille begins in the center of Vizille and leads to a landscaped viewpoint offering an unusual view over the Pays Vizillois.
Other destinations: Voiron, Huez, Montalieu-Vercieu, Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, Salaise-Sur-Sanne, Corrençon-En-Vercors, Poliénas, La Motte-D'aveillans
