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.

The Crémieu Tourist Information Office is in the heart of the medieval city. We can help you throughout your stay, giving you practical information about the beautiful Balcons du Dauphine region.

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 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed on Monday.
Closed exceptionally on May 1st.

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

The Vallée Bleue Home Information Point informs you about activities at the Leisure Centre and nearby.

Period of opening : From 07/09 to 31/12/2021
Opening hours on Wednesday between 2 pm and 6 pm. On Friday between 9 am and 12 pm and between 1 pm and 5 pm. On Saturday and Sunday between 1 pm and 6 pm.

Through its collections, the Hières-sur-Amby museum, located below the Larina archaeological site, presents the history of the settlement in Isle Crémieu, from Prehistory to the early Middle-Ages.
Entirely renovated and extended, the museum offers a new and original look at the people who wrote the history of Isle Crémieu. It is located in the heart of the village dominated by the cliffs and the Larina archaeological site.
Designed to facilitate the understanding of archaeology and the relationship of man to his environment, the museum traces the history of human occupation from Prehistory to the early Middle-Age.
From the prehistoric ceramics from the La Balme caves to the archaeological remains at the Larina site, from the tomb of the Celtic Prince and the Gallo-Roman villa of St Romain de Jalionas to the chariot burial of a gallic aristocrat from Verna, all these pieces offer a unique experience to the visitors.
With what are sometimes exceptional archaeological objects, the understanding of time is facilitated by the interpretation of the remains with the help of maps, models and many reconstructions.
Throughout a simple and illustrated chronology, the daily life, lifestyles, conflicts and funerary rites of the successive populations on the territory are unveiled.
Weapons, ornaments, crafts, burials... all the elements are presented in the exhibition, allowing visitors to appreciate and interpret the technical, artistic and architectural developments.
The museum now has a temporary exhibition hall, where it features a very wide variety of displays.

Period of opening : From 01/04 to 30/09 between 2 pm and 5 pm.
Closed on Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, Whit Monday, May 1st, May 8th, July 14th and August 15th.

From 01/10 to 31/03 between 2 pm and 5 pm.
Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, Easter Monday, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.

Prices : Reduced price: from 2 €
Adult: 3.50 €
Teenager (12-18 years): 2 €
Child (0-12 years): 0 €
Student: 2 €
Job seeker: 2 €
Disabled: 0 €.

Free entry for children < 12 years.
Group rate available for > 15 people.
Access : From Grenoble, take the A48 towards Lyon, exit 7 for Bourgoin, then Crémieu, then Hières sur Amby.

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.

Located just below the village of Courtenay, this lake is home to a very rich diversity of wildlife. You'll find a birdwatching observatory here.

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.

In the heart of Isle Crémieu lies the étang de Lemps, a representative pond of the wetlands in Nord Isère. This 23ha site is part of Optevoz and Saint-Baudille-de-la-Tour villages.
A thematic trail and an observatory with disabled access introduce visitors to the lake's aquatic life, including the remarkable European pond turtle, an endangered specie.

Emblem of the site, the pond turtle is a threatened specie due to the disappearance of its habitat. The étang de Lemps is an ideal environment (water, shade, adapted banks and dry slopes for the laying of eggs). the live, feed and breed at the water's edge.

How do you recognize it? It is about 20cm long, the males have red eyes and the females have small, yellow eyes. They have a black body with yellow dots.
Among the 457 plant species surveyed, there are orchids, marsh pennywort, southern adderstongue, European Michaelmas daisies...

Flora: 14 heritage species (Lax-flowered orchids, Anacampus palustris, Bombycilaena erecta, Marsh pennywort, Knautia Timeroyii, Spiny water nymph, Adder's tongue, Threadleaf crowfoot, Golden dock, Downy woundwort, Teucrium scordium, Common meadow rue, Southern bladderwort, Smooth vetch)

Fauna: 3 invertebrate heritage species (Small red-eye damselfly, Stag beetle, Desmoulin's whorl snail) 17 species of reptiles and amphibians (Agile frog, European pond turtle...) 130 species of birds (Little bittern, Reed bunting) , Kingfisher, Eurasian reed warbler, Great reed warbler...)

Habitats: 12 heritage habitats (eutrophic stagnant water, phragmites)

Period of opening : Wednesday 8 June 2022 between 2 pm and 5 pm.

Prices : Free of charge.
Access : From Grenoble: Take the A43 towards Lyon, exit 5 for Isle d'Abeau Ouest. Follow signs for Morestel and Montalieu-Vercieu on the D522. In Lancin, continue on the N75 to Montalieu-Vercieu. Turn left on to the D52 to Charette. Drive through the village and take the first road on the right.