Grenoble

City of the South-East of France, capital of the Isère Department, known as the Capital of the French Alps. Grenoble is placed at the bankside of the Isère River and at the foot of the mountain range of Vercors (at the South-west), the Belledonne (at the East) and the Chartreuse (North of the city). The city hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1968 and currently is an important scientific and technologic centre (mainly in bio and nanotechnologies).