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Murten
Municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland

Murten

Murten or Morat is a German-language municipality and a city with a sizeable French-speaking minority in the See district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Plan a trip to Murten→From Bâle / Mulhouse
Get in

Getting to Murten

Murten is a minor station and thus is only served by regional trains. There are hourly direct connections from Neuchatel (25 min), Fribourg (30 min) and Bern (35 min). During summer a boat service connects Murten to Neuchatel and Biel.

See

Worth seeing

The old town and the walls.

  1. 01
    Museum Murten

    Recounts the history of Murten from the Celts and Romans to today.

  2. 02
    Löwenberg Castle

    A chateau dating to the 15th or 16th century.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Freiburger Falle

    Serves meat on slate but also local dishes such as fondue.

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