Penol travel guide
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Visit Penol: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Penol is situated in the Isere department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the east of France at 49 km from Grenoble, the department capital. (General information: Penol is 441 km from Paris and 666 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Palais Ideal at 20 km from Penol
Popular places to visit near Penol: these include Palais Ideal at 20 km and Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye at 24 km. Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 24km and Vienne is a listed 'town of art and history' at 29km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Penol, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Penol and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Penol
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin japonais (46km) : Jardin du musée Hébert (48km) : Parc de Gerland (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye (24km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (35km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (49km) : Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Gervais (31km) : Chaponnay (33km) : Morestel (38km) : Saint-Vulbas (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vienne (29km) : Grenoble (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Cremieu (38km) :
Map of places to visit near Penol & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Penol
Canton: Côte-Saint-André
Arrondissement: Vienne
Department: Isere
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 38260
Distance to Penol
from Grenoble: 49 km
from Paris: 441 km
from Calais: 666 km
from Nice: 250 km
from Bordeaux: 456 km
from Strasbourg: 405 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Penol (within 6 km): Arzay : Balbins : Bossieu : Commelle : Faramans : La Cote-Saint-Andre : Marcilloles : Ornacieux : Pajay : Pommier-de-Beaurepaire : Sardieu : Semons :
Penol holidays and travel
Hotels: book now, pay at the hotel, 'best price promise': Hotels near Penol
Family fun: Holiday villages in Rhone-Alpes
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Holiday rentals: Isere gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Penol