Travel to Switzerland #2 - Gruyères📍

A picture-perfect medieval town on a small hill with a castle and three totally different museums: In Gruyères, 800-year-old regional history and culture meet Oscar-winning aliens and Buddhist sculptures.

The historical town of Gruyères, Greyerz in German, has preserved its Medieval character up until today. The old comital residence lies on a hill above the river Saane. The castle, which dates back to the 13th century, is today a museum depicting 800 years of regional architecture, history and culture.

Apart from its world famous cheese, the Gruyère district can also boast of being home to a village voted this year the most beautiful in French-speaking Switzerland.
Perched on a craggy hill and offering stunning views of the surrounding Fribourg pre-Alps, Gruyères (the spelling of the village adds an "s" to distinguish it from the region) is a tourist magnet attracting around one million visitors a year.

With its castle, perfectly preserved medieval centre, red geranium-festooned restaurants serving local cheese and cream specialties on terraces offering panoramic vistas, and shops selling upmarket locally crafted goods, it is no surprise that the quintessentially Swiss village appeals to foreign tourists.

Gruyères is a little jewel of Switzerland — a must see for any visitor who likes beautiful scenery and great local typical foods, like meringues and Gruyère double cream.

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