Gruyère District

Worth seeing in and around Gruyère District

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Castle of the counts of Gruyères

   The Castle of Gruyères, located in the medieval town of Gruyères, Fribourg, is one of the most famous in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   3.1 km · castle with outbuildings in Gruyères in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dent de Broc

   The Dent de Broc is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Broc and the Lake of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg. It lies on the range north of the Vanil Noir, between the valleys of the Sarine and the Motélon.

   2.6 km · mountain in Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Dent du Chamois

   The Dent du Chamois is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located east of Gruyères in the canton of Fribourg. It lies on the range north of the Vanil Noir, between the valleys of the Sarine and the Motélon.

   3.2 km · mountain in Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Lac de Montsalvens

   Lac de Montsalvens is a reservoir in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The reservoir has a capacity of 12.6 million m³ and a surface area of 0.74 km2.

   2.5 km · lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Notre-Dame-des-Marches, Broc

   The chapel of Notre-Dame des Marches is a Roman Catholic chapel and pilgrimage site in the commune of Broc, canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was listed as a heritage site of national significance.

   1.7 km · chapel building in Broc in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Castle of the bishops of Lausanne, then baillivale residence and prefecture

   Baillival Castle is a bailiff's castle in the municipality of Bulle of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   3.9 km · castle in Bulle in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Musée gruérien

   The Musée gruérien is a museum located in Bulle, Switzerland which is dedicated to the ethnography and history of the Gruyère District of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The museum was opened in 1917.

   3.9 km · museum collection in Bulle in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Gate and fortified house of the Saint-Germain family

   Saint-Germain Castle is a castle in the municipality of Gruyères of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   3.2 km · castle building in Gruyères in the caton of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Stade de Bouleyres

   Stade de Bouleyres is a multi-use stadium in Bulle, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Bulle.

   3.3 km · multi-use stadium in Bulle, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Gruyère District

Airports

Geneva (GVA), 87 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 115 km · Zürich (ZRH), 144 km

Stations

Broc-Chocolaterie railway station, 300 m · Gruyères railway station, 3.8 km · Broc-Village railway station, 800 m · La Tour-de-Trême railway station, 3.3 km · Le Pâquier-Montbarry railway station, 3.9 km

• Geneva → Gruyère District

  86 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · CHF13–18
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• Zurich → Gruyère District

  139 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · CHF20–27
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Gruyère District

  131 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · €20–28
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