Fort Barraux, Barraux

Name: Fort Barraux
Address: Fort Barraux, Barraux, 38530, France
Telephone: +33 6 37 63 02 95

#1 among attractions in Barraux

Military base, Forts and castles

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Facts and practical information

Fort Barraux, located in the commune of Barraux in Isère, is one of the oldest bastioned forts in the Alps still standing.

Coordinates: 45°26'7"N, 5°59'14"E

Address

Fort BarrauxBarraux 38530 France

Contact

+33 6 37 63 02 95

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Day trips

Fort Barraux – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mont Granier, Château du Touvet, Château Bayard, Mont Joigny.

3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Granier, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse
93 min walk • Mont Granier is a limestone mountain located between the départements of Savoie and Isère in France. It lies in the Chartreuse Mountains range of the French Prealps between the towns of Chapareillan and Entremont-le-Vieux.
5.3 miS
History museum, Museum
Château du Touvet, Le Touvet
137 min walk • The Château du Touvet is a French castle built in the 13th century, with a garden à la française and a water garden built in the 18th century, located between Grenoble and Chambéry in the Isère Department of the Rhône-Alpes Region of France. The gardens are classified among the notable gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture.
1.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Château Bayard, Pontcharra
45 min walk • The Château Bayard is a castle in the commune of Pontcharra in the département of Isère, and dominates the valley of Grésivaudan in the Dauphiné Alps. Château Bayard has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1915.
5.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Joigny
149 min walk • Mont Joigny is a mountain in the Chartreuse Mountains in Savoie, France. It lies west of the Col du Granier and north of Entremont-le-Vieux.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sommet du Pinet, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse
103 min walk • The Sommet du Pinet is a Chartreuse mountain situated at the south of the mont Granier, culminating at 1,867 m above sea level.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Col du Granier
119 min walk • Col du Granier is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France which crosses the Chartreuse Mountains to connect the villages of Entremont-le-Vieux, Apremont and Chapareillan.
6.1 miSW
Arch
Tour Isabelle, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse
155 min walk • The Tour Isabelle double arch, also named the Tour Percée arch, is a double natural arch, located in the Parc Naturel Régional de la Chartreuse, Chartreuse Mountains, France. Its span is 32 metres, which makes it the widest natural arch in the Alps.
6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de la Gorgeat
158 min walk • The Pointe de la Gorgeat is a Chartreuse Mountain culminating at 1,486 m above sea level in the French department of Savoie.
5 miSE
Church
St. Peter's Church
129 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is the remnant of a Cluniac priory established at the end of the 11th century, which gave its name to the commune of Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard. The conventual buildings were demolished in 1780, but the religious building was...
5.2 miSW
Park
Réserve naturelle des Hauts de Chartreuse, Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse
132 min walk • The Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse is a national nature reserve located in Rhône-Alpes in the Chartreuse mountains. Classified in 1997, it covers 4,450 hectares and forms a vast rocky tray bordered by cliffs which has mountain and subalpine environments.
4.1 miN
Locality
Les Marches
105 min walk • Les Marches is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Porte-de-Savoie.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Fort Barraux open?

Fort Barraux is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday closed
Sunday 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm