Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, France.
The Grande Chartreuse stands in the Chartreuse Mountains, featuring individual cells for monks and communal spaces arranged around a central courtyard.
Saint Bruno established the monastery in 1084 after receiving land from Saint Hugh, marking the beginning of the Carthusian order's presence in France.
The monks maintain strict silence and solitude within the monastery walls, dedicating their lives to prayer and contemplation according to Carthusian traditions.
The monastery remains closed to public visits, but the Museum of Grande Chartreuse, located 2 kilometers away, presents the history of the Carthusian order.
The monks at Grande Chartreuse produce the famous Chartreuse liqueur, following a secret recipe containing 130 herbs received in 1605.
Location: Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
Inception: 1084
Address: 1084 Allée de la Grande Chartreuse, 38380 Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, France 38380 Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
Phone: +33476886045
Website: https://chartreux.org
GPS coordinates: 45.36333,5.79361
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:37
Around Grenoble, the mountains begin at the edge of the sidewalks. It only takes a few steps to leave the streets and reach a path that climbs toward the trees. Here, nature is never far away: it surrounds the city, observes it, invites it out. You climb the Bastille hill, cross the Chartreuse forests, follow the Isère river, or ascend toward the cliffs of the Petites Roches. The trails follow one another and are not alike: some are gentle, others more athletic, but all offer the same feeling of space and light. Between hikes, you discover parks, gorges, plateaus, and villages hanging over the valley. Grenoble lives to the rhythm of the seasons, hikers, and the wind in the pines. It is a city oriented towards the mountains, where each step takes you a little higher.
Grenoble offers numerous photography locations, from the Saint-Laurent Bridge over the Isère River to the Bastille fortress at 476 meters elevation. The city center includes the Victor Hugo square, the Dauphiné Parliament Palace from 1500, and the modern glass Museum. The medieval Saint-Laurent district presents stone houses along narrow streets. Parks and gardens provide natural settings with Alpine views.
Chartreuse Regional Natural Park
2.9 km
Charmant Som
4.8 km
Chartreuse de Currières
4 km
Grand Som
1.6 km
Scenic viewpoint
696 m
Musée de la Grande Chartreuse
1.5 km
Musée Arcabas en Chartreuse
4.6 km
Lances de Malissard
6.5 km
Gorges du Guiers Mort
3 km
Gorges du Guiers Vif
7.1 km
Église Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse
4.6 km
Le Planolet
3.5 km
La Scia
4.8 km
Château de Montbel
6.7 km
Roc d'Arguille
6.2 km
Ruisseau de Craponoz
7.2 km
Vallée des Entremonts
7.7 km
Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
5.6 km
Porte de l'Enclos
2.2 km
Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
7.4 km
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Corbel
7.7 km
Scenic viewpoint
3 km
Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
2.8 km
Pont de la Petite Vache
3 km
Chapelle Saint-Bruno
1.6 km
Distillerie des Chartreux de Fourvoirie
4.2 km
Motherhouse of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno
3.9 km
Chapelle Notre-Dame du château de Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
5.3 kmReviews
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