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The Balconies of Dauphiné

An exceptional natural setting unless 1 hour from Lyon...

Between Lyon, Chambéry and Grenoble, all a stone's throw from the Alps and well served, the Balcons du Dauphiné have remarkable attractions: varied outdoor activities, a rich cultural program but also emblematic sites and major routes such as the ViaRhôna cycle route which crisscrosses our territory...

Carte de situation, Les Balcons du Dauphiné

Self-guided tour of the Caves of La Balme, at the Balcons du Dauphiné in Isère.

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Leisure activities

Activities to do at the Balcons du Dauphiné when it’s hot

Summer is here, the sun is beating down... Are you looking for things to do at the Balcons du Dauphiné when it's hot? The Tourist Office has some ideas for cool-weather activities and visits around Crémieu, Morestel, Bourgoin-Jallieu, and more. Swimming spots and water sports The first option when it's...

By Fanny, July 02, 2025

Reading time: 2 min.

Nature

Visit to the Mépieu Ponds Regional Nature Reserve

It was on a sunny Thursday in October that the team from the Balcons du Dauphiné Tourist Office and a few tourism professionals from the area followed Raphaël Quesada, director of the Lo Parvi association, on a visit to the Mépieu Ponds Regional Nature Reserve. As part of the “Thursday meetings” program,...

By Fanny, on Dec 21, 2024

Reading time: 6 min.

Leisure activities

Antiquing and more at the Village des Brocanteurs

The Village des Brocanteurs is the Puces du Canal des Balcons du Dauphiné! A surprising place to stroll, with its containers converted into exhibition spaces, restaurants or tea rooms… A place to meet and find good deals too, with nearly 40 permanent professional exhibitors! Impossible to (not) miss On the...

By Fanny, on Sep 27, 2022

Reading time: 4 min.

Nature

We tested… an ENS outing with a nature guide

It is on the Sensitive Natural Area (ENS) of the Gôle pond, in Montcarra, that our nature guide of the day, Joanny, takes us… On the program: observation of the species present on the site, explanations on the history of the place and the actions undertaken to protect it… Let's go for a 1,8km tour around the pond! Meeting with...

By Fanny, August 18, 2022

Reading time: 7 min.

Leisure activities
Cycling

By electric bike on the 18km Greenway

It was on a sunny and warm Sunday that we felt like getting on our electric bikes to go and discover this famous “Voie Verte” that we heard so much about on the Balcons du Dauphiné… Without further ado, cap on our heads, sunglasses on our noses, sunscreen spread generously on our skin and sneakers on our...

By Fanny, June 23, 2022

Reading time: 7 min.

Nature

The emblematic species of the Balcons du Dauphiné

Hortense Giraud is a photojournalist. Passionate about nature, she spent a whole year sharing the daily life of the Espace Naturel Sensible de la Save, during her artist residency. She recounts her encounters, her exchanges and presents in particular the emblematic species of our territory in a book entitled “Au fil de la Save”. Excerpt… The European pond turtle...

By Gaëlle, June 07, 2022

Reading time: 4 min.

Leisure activities

Activities to do at the Balcons du Dauphiné when it’s hot

By Fanny, July 02, 2025

Reading time: 2 min.

Nature

Visit to the Mépieu Ponds Regional Nature Reserve

By Fanny, on Dec 21, 2024

Reading time: 6 min.

Leisure activities

Antiquing and more at the Village des Brocanteurs

By Fanny, on Sep 27, 2022

Reading time: 4 min.

Nature

We tested… an ENS outing with a nature guide

By Fanny, August 18, 2022

Reading time: 7 min.

Leisure activities
Cycling

By electric bike on the 18km Greenway

By Fanny, June 23, 2022

Reading time: 7 min.

Nature

The emblematic species of the Balcons du Dauphiné

By Gaëlle, June 07, 2022

Reading time: 4 min.

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Finally, so to speak! But we give you a good helping hand to organize your day, your weekend or your stay with this selection of must-haves of the moment at Les Balcons du Dauphiné...