Villars-sur-Glâne

Worth seeing in and around Villars-sur-Glâne

10 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
   University of Fribourg

   The University of Fribourg is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in Fribourg.

   3.2 km · university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Fribourg Cathedral

   Fribourg Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland. Built between 1283 and 1490 in the Gothic style, it occupies an elevated position overlooking the city.

   3.9 km · cathedral · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hauterive Monastery

   Hauterive Abbey is a Cistercian abbey in the Swiss municipality of Hauterive in the canton of Fribourg. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   2.9 km · monastery building in Hauterive in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Épendes Observatory

   Observatory Robert A. Naef is an astronomical observatory located at Épendes, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland at 7.13938 degrees east of Greenwich and 46.76236 degrees north latitude. Its parallax constants are : ρ sin φ' = 0.68632 and ρ cos φ' = +0.72501.

   3.6 km · Astronomical observatory in Épendes, Switzerland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Basilique Notre-Dame

   The Basilica of Notre-Dame is a Catholic church in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland. Dedicated to Notre-Dame, it was elevated to the rank of minor basilica in 1932 by Pope Pius XI. It is part of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.

   3.8 km · church building in Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Stained glass windows by Mehoffer in Fribourg, Switzerland

   The Mehoffer stained glass windows are a cycle of thirteen stained glass compositions created by the Polish painter Józef Mehoffer between 1895 and 1936 for the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Fribourg, Switzerland.

   3.9 km · windows by Józef Mehoffer in the cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Cantonal and University Library of Fribourg

   The Cantonal and University Library, French: Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, also known as the Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Fribourg ) is a cantonal and university library that located in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. BCU founded in 1848, comprises a central library and decentralized libraries, notably at the University of Fribourg.

   3.5 km · Library (institution) located in Fribourg. · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Collège Saint-Michel

   Collège Saint-Michel is a Gymnasium school located in Fribourg, Switzerland.

   3.6 km · school building in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Bible+Orient Museum

   The Bible and Orient Museum, stylised BIBLE+ORIENT Museum and located in Fribourg, Switzerland, is the exhibition of a collection of ancient Egyptian and ancient Near Eastern miniature art, as well as a project to create a modern museum to compare biblical and extra-biblical texts with archaeological, epigraphical and iconographical data. This comparison is aimed at offering stimulating insights for the advancement of the interreligious dialog.

   3.2 km · collections on the material culture of the Ancient Near East, Egypt and biblical Judaism at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Museum of Art and History

    The Musée d'art et d'histoire is a museum of art and history in the town of Fribourg in Switzerland, founded in 1774 by Tobie Gerfer. It is now housed in two main buildings - the 16th century hôtel Ratzé and a former abattoir - on either side of rue de Morat and linked by an underground passageway.

    3.8 km · museum in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Villars-sur-Glâne

Airports

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 95 km · Geneva (GVA), 99 km · Zürich (ZRH), 131 km

Stations

Fribourg railway station, 2.9 km · Givisiez railway station, 3.1 km · Belfaux CFF railway station, 3.1 km · Belfaux-Village railway station, 3.6 km · Matran railway station, 1.6 km

• Geneva → Villars-sur-Glâne

  99 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · CHF14–19
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• Zurich → Villars-sur-Glâne

  126 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · CHF16–22
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Villars-sur-Glâne

  108 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · €16–23
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