In Besse, Maison des Alpages is the place to visit
A day out from Besse leads to Musée de Grenoble, 37 km away. The commune itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its centre. Look for a museum and an attraction.
Must-know places in Besse
Once you have seen Maison des Alpages, try an attraction.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
On the map
The map ends at Start of path to Notre Dame Follet - NOT adated for fear of heights, 4.6 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Besse; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Between them they are a museum and an attraction.
Dark: in Besse. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Besse, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Most famous of the 12 is Musée de Grenoble, 37 km from the centre.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble37 km west, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de la Révolution française31 km west, in VizilleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble37 km west, in GrenobleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne26 km northeast, in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
ChâteauChâteau de Vizille31 km west, in Vizille
AttractionBastille38 km west, in GrenobleGardenGardenJardin du Lautaret18 km east, in Villar-d'ArêneAttractionAttractionUriage-les-Bains28 km west, in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut
AttractionLa Casamaures38 km west, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux
AttractionTour Perret36 km west, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêché37 km west, in GrenobleFortFortFort du Télégraphe26 km northeast, in ValloirePlaces within 40 km of Besse with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Besse: questions
What is there to see in Besse?
The one place mapped in Besse is Maison des Alpages. We list 1 place in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Besse?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison des Alpages.
What well-known places are within a day out of Besse?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée de Grenoble (37 km), Musée de la Révolution française (31 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble (37 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (26 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Besse, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Musée de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Révolution française: ThomasBigot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Vizille: Bogdanmoisuc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bastille: Milky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- La Casamaures: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Perret: simdaperce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Ancien Evêché: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.