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Musée Dauphinois

TIME : 2016/2/18 18:02:48

Occupying a 17th-century convent, this département -run museum focuses on the people, cultures, crafts and traditions of the Dauphiné highlands. One section traces the history of skiing, from the Stone Age through the time a century ago when skiers carved their own wooden skis to the era of snowboards. Signs are in French and English. Situated on the hillside below Fort de la Bastille, 300m up the hill from Pont St-Laurent over the River Isère.