This page is a guide only. The page contains recommendations from either TMs, Referees or Parents from previous seasons. Venues or official hotels may change for the current season so we recommend that you check the reglement’s before confirming any travel arrangements and if you are booking hotels before the reglement is out we advise you may want to consider booking with free cancellation as it is not guaranteed that competition details will stay the same.
Background Info
Grenoble is the prefecture and largest city of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of South-Eastern France. It lies at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. A significant European scientific centre, the city advertises itself as the “Capital of the Alps”, due to its size and its proximity to the mountains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenoble
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Visa Requirements
None (as of 25.07.2022) but travellers are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide a negative PCR test result. Full details including exceptions to the vaccine requirement can be found here:
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Local Emergency Numbers
Central Emergency Number – 112
Local Ambulance – 15
Local Police – 17
Local Fire Service – 18
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London on +44 (0) 20 7008 1500 (24 hours)
Venue
Halle Clemenceau
Bd Clemenceau, 38000 Grenoble, France
Nearby Supermarket (to venue)
Carrefour City Grenoble Albert (450m from venue)
Hotels
Hotel Mercure Grenoble Centre Alpotel (650m from venue)
ibis Grenoble Centre Bastille (1.5km from venue)
Flights
There are a range of flights from London to Lyon Airport with limited flights from other UK airports. There are a good range of flights from many UK airports to Geneva Airport.
Transfers
There are no official transfers offered. There is a flixbus that runs from Lyon to Grenoble.
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