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Mountain Troops Museum is a rewarding stop for art, history and curious minds. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Mountain Troops Museum
Perched atop the Bastille, the fortress overlooking Grenoble reached by a famous cable car, the Museum of Mountain Troops is devoted to the history of France's elite alpine soldiers — the Chasseurs Alpins and other mountain units created to defend the country's highland frontiers. Through uniforms, equipment, weapons, skis, photographs and personal accounts, the museum traces the extraordinary story of these specialised troops, from their creation in the 19th century through the two World Wars to the present day, and evokes the harsh beauty and danger of warfare in the mountains. Its superb setting, high above the city with panoramic views of the Alps, adds to the experience. Fascinating, well-presented and dramatically sited, the Museum of Mountain Troops offers a compelling journey into a proud military tradition and the world of the mountains, a rewarding stop above Grenoble.