Castle · Gruyères · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Château de Gruyères is a castle in Gruyères, Fribourg. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 3 of the 16 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 210 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Château de Gruyères
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You're standing at Gruyères Castle, up in the medieval little town of the same name, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It's one of the most famous castles in Switzerland, and it's listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
Yes: a public toilet at 150 m and a water point at 210 m.
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