Morestel, the city of painters, so called as much for the number of artists who have set up their easels all over the town, as for the galleries and fine exhibitions. The medieval city invites you to discover its charms.

Period of opening : From 05/04 to 11/06
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Thursday between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Sunday between 9.30 am and 12 pm.
Closed on Monday.
Closed exceptionally on Whit Monday and May 1st.

From 12/06 to 18/09
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Sunday between 9.30 am and 12 pm.
Closed on Monday.

From 19/09 to 30/09
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Thursday between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Sunday between 9.30 am and 12 pm.
Closed on Monday.

From 01/10 to 03/04
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5 pm.
Closed Monday, Thursday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.

Our team will help you create your perfect weekend break or holiday (events, activities, restaurants, and accommodation)!
Enjoy a walk along the hiking trails or a trip in a canoe.
Ticketing service (concerts, shows) and shop (books on local history, hiking guides, souvenirs, etc.).

Period of opening : From 05/04 to 11/06
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Thursday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, Whit Monday, May 1st and May 8th.

From 12/06 to 18/09
Opening hours on Tuesday between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on July 14th and August 15th.

From 19/09 to 30/09
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Thursday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed Monday and Sunday.

From 01/10 to 03/04
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 10 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5 pm. On Saturday between 9.30 am and 12 pm.
Closed Monday, Thursday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, Easter Monday, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.

The Weaving Museum unreels the thread of the history of silk weaving.

Period of opening : From 30/03 to 13/11/2022, every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Prices : Reduced price: 3.50 €
Adult: 5 €
Child (12-16 years): 2.50 €.

Free entry for children < 12 years.
Group rate available for > 10 people.

The museum evokes the daily life in the ancient city of Vicus Augustus. A thematic and educational journey is illustrated by a collection of antique ceramic and glass objects created more than 2000 years ago.
AUGUSTUS VICUS
The confines of existing departments of Isere, Savoie and Ain, Aosta is a Gallo-Roman town.
The ancient name of Aosta, Vicus Augustus, was given to the city in honor of Emperor Augustus (27 BC. - 14 AD. BC), as usual for new towns.
Today, a museum is entirely devoted to the history and life of this agglomeration of Roman Gaul.

The museum
The history of excavations in 1856 until the inauguration of its new version in 2000, the gallo-roman museum of Aosta has a very nice set of archaeological objects and testimonies found on the town of Aosta and its surroundings. A continuous path immerses the visitor in the lives of our Gallo-Roman ancestors there 2000 years. Large and small back in time and find beautiful pieces of ceramics and glass, including jewel, the ewer, shines among mortars, local productions, or the inevitable jars containing imported products (wine, oil, dried fish). Achievements very teaching, such as models or the kitchen table, invite anyone enters this place follow the footsteps of Roman time a trip.

Period of opening : From 03/01 to 30/06/2022, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Closed exceptionally on May 1st and May 8th.

From 01/07 to 31/08/2022, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Closed exceptionally on July 14th and August 15th.

From 01/09 to 16/12/2022, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Closed exceptionally on November 1st and November 11th.

Prices : Adult: 5 €
Child (12-17 years): 3.80 €.

Free entry for children < 12 years.
Group rate available for > 10 people.

On the heights of the old town of Morestel, the Maison Ravier is a fine example of the Dauphine houses with a heritage character. The painter Auguste Ravier (1814-1895) settled there in 1867 and lived there until the end of his life.
This early 18th century residence located in the heart of the old town, is remarkable for the elegance of its proportions: it is accessed by an authentic porch door that confirms its character. A three-sided mansard roof, pierced with windows and covered with scale tiles like the Dauphine houses of the region, and four rows of decorative tiles at its base, testify to the owners' wealth at the time of construction.
Surrounded by outbuildings, originally barns and stables, this house is spread over an area of ??almost 190m² both on the ground floor and upper floors: the terrace and gardens cover nearly 6323m². From this privileged setting, there is a surprising view: mountains of Bugey and Chartreuse, and the chains of Belledonne and Vercors.

Managed by the Association of Friends of the Maison Ravier, the house has been home to an exhibition space since 24 April 1992 with nearly 150 works, many unseen previously, by the painter Ravier, from private collections and museums.
In 2000, restoration works in the building in front of the house, the old stable, allowed for increased storage areas and the association's office, where all the exhibitions are decided upon and prepared.

Period of opening : From 06/04 to 06/11/2022, every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed exceptionally on May 1st.

Prices : Adult: 6 to 8 €
Group adults: from 3 €.

Free entry for children < 18 years.
Group rate available for > 10 people.

Free: Members of Maison Ravier
Reduced rate entry during European Days of Heritage and during the 'Musées en fête' weekend.
Access : From Grenoble, take the A48 until the Voiron exit, then RD75 to Morestel. Located in the centre of the old town, the site cannot be accessed by coaches.

In the past, this site was an alkaline swamp through which the Save flowed. Locals came here to harvest the hay from the wetlands and collect peat to heat their houses.
Today, following the re-routing of the Save and the industrial exploitation of peat for horticulture, the swamp disappeared, giving way to a succession of lakes on both sides of the Save.

There are more than 745 species surveyed, some with strong heritage value, like the Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), the Least bur-reed (Sparganium minimum), and the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis).

The landscape is marked by its geological history. One of its peculiarities is the presence in a same place of a rocky outcrop polished and streaked by the Würm glacier, of moraine deposits and of ancient peat, which allow the history of the last glaciation to be traced.