Gruyères Castle Tour..Switzerland
Travel video of Gruyeres Castle Tour in Switzerland..
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. It is also the place where the famous Gruyeres cheese is produced...
GRUYERES, SWITZERLAND • Chocolate, Cheese, Repeat.
Mel and I arrived at our next stop in Europe in Switzerland with our good friends Stacey and Joel. We went on a couple outing to two authentic Swiss chocolate and cheese factories, because why not? We stopped at the Nestle Cailler Chocolate Factory first, which had every chocolate thing you could ever imagine. Then we went to a Swiss cheese factory where there was LOTS of Gruyere. We stopped in the town of Gruyeres after to have even MORE cheese. If you are a fan of chocolate or cheese, come here. If you’re not then we can’t be friends. Oh and we also hung out at a castle.
Travel Photography in Gruyeres, Switzerland
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About the Video:
After spending a week or two getting caught up on work here in Switzerland, I finally went out to do some shooting and exploring. And well my trip to Gruyeres was less about travel photography and more about just getting out and exploring a bit, I did manage to take a couple photos while I was at it.
Gruyeres is an interesting town. In many ways, it's very much like most other Swiss Medieval towns. But then, it's got this artsy under-current which, I believe, has a lot to do with the presence of H.R. Giger and the H.R. GIger museum and his famous Alien Bar. The result is this really cool contrast. On the outside, you've got your castles, cobblestone, and old town squares. Then, on the inside, you've got alien art, the crazy alien bar, and lots of modern art.
Anyways, the trip to Gruyeres was great. I also got some fondue in me and explored a cheese factory. And, after 8 months in Asia relatively cheese-free, that was a welcome sight.
Gruyères , Switzerland
Drone Footage of Gruyères , Switzerland.
Château de Gruyères
Gruyères se trouve à environ 35 km de Fribourg et à 40 km de Vevey.
Autoroute A12, sortie Bulle.
Place de parc à l'entrée du bourg, à 500 m du Château.
Gruyères est située dans le paysage verdoyant des Préalpes fribourgeoises. Le Château, qui est parmi les plus prestigieux en Suisse, domine majestueusement la cité médiévale.
La visite du Château offre une promenade à travers huit siècles d'architecture, d'histoire et de culture.
Gruyeres, Switzerland (scenery from the castle of Gruyere)
Château de Gruyères
First flight with DJI Phantom 2. Gruyeres Castle, Switzerland.
Music by Overwerk, Daybreak Non-Commercial Use.
Road to Gruyères Switzerland....cheese in the Alps!
Experience the magical world of Gruyères Switzerland just two hours from Geneva and 90 minutes from Lausanne. Experience a medieval town, a cheese factory, high alpine meadows and cows and sheep with the sound of beautiful bells.
Gruyères, Switzerland | Travel Vlog
Gruyères is such a cute little town! I took a day trip from Geneva, only 2 hours by train. I visited the castle and the cheese factory to see how they make the famous Gruyères cheese! I highly recommend a visit if you're in the area.
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Gruyères Switzerland - A Journey Back In Time To The Medieval Ages | 90+ Countries With 3 Kids
If you are looking to take a trip back to the medieval ages you should definitely visit Gruyeres Switzerland. The houses, the restaurants and all the streets have retained their original character for more than 800 years, topped off with the Castle which sits at the top of the town.
Located at the base of the Swiss Prealps in the French-speaking canton of Fribourg, Gruyères has a lush vegetation going gently through rolling hills and it is famous for its cheese. We love the cheese fondue!
At the Castle of Gruyères, the Midsummer Day festival is full of surprises for all Middle Ages enthusiasts.
During our visut, the Castle celebrated St. John’s day and presented a medieval fair.
Potters, tailors, smiths, apothecaries and weavers are displayed there wares. Bakers and chefs spread the scents of their dishes. Acrobats and musicians spun in the crowd.
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GRUYERES
Au pied du Moléson et de la dent de Broc, la capitale des comtes de Gruyères, nichée au cœur de la région qui a donné son nom au célèbre fromage, fait partie des cités-musées de la Suisse.
Dans la longue rue pavée qui monte vers son château, on ne croise guère que des touristes.
Mais le site verdoyant de cette petite ville vaut le détour, tout comme les villages environnants, qui ont su garder leur authenticité.
La rue principale est bordée de belles maisons anciennes.
En montant au château on remarque à droite, creusées dans un massif de pierre, les anciennes mesures à grains de la ville.
Juste avant d'atteindre le château, on aperçoit à gauche une maison aux encadrements de fenêtres délicatement sculptés (16é s.) ; ce fut la demeure du bouffon « Chalamala » qui s'illustra à la cour des comtes de Gruyères.
LE CHATEAU :
L'ancien château des comtes de Gruyères, aujourd'hui propriété du canton de Fribourg remonte, dans sa majeure partie, à la fin du 15è s.
Les aménagements intérieurs, très variés, évoquent aussi bien l'époque féodale (cuisine, salle des gardes) que le 18è s. et ses raffinements.
Leur décoration plus ou moins bien venue, est en grande partie l'œuvre des « Bovy », dynastie d'artistes qui sauvèrent le château de la destruction au 19è s. et y accueillirent leurs nombreux amis peintres.
Un peu partout, au dessus des portes, sur les plaques de cheminée, sur les vitraux se retrouve la grue figurant sur le blason des comtes de Gruyères.
Gruyères Castle ( Castle in Gruyères, Switzerland)
The castle of Gruyères located in the medieval town of Gruyères,Fribourg,is one of the most famous in Switzerland.It is a swiss of national significance. Contents,1)History 2)Museum,3)References.
Built:1270-82
Gruyères castle has stood proudly atop a verdant hill on the threshold of Fribourg's imposing Alpine foothills since the 13th century.Today, the medieval fortress houses prestigious collections that bear witness to it's long.
Excursion to Château de Gruyères, Switzerland
Images of an excursion to Château de Gruyères during Doug & Marcy's July 2015 Switzerland vacation trip. Gate 1 Travel.
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Le Château de Gruyère Impressions
Une belle journée en compagnie de ma femme et voici quelques impressions à partager
Gruyeres Schweiz 2017
* Deutsch ** English. *** Espanol
* Ein Wochenende in der Schweiz im kleinen mittelalterlichen Gruyere.
Ein sehenswertes Kleinod mit Burg schön gelegen auf einem Hügel.
Schön zum Entspannen und den weltbekannten Käse in Form von
Fondue und Raclette zu genießen.
** A weekend trip to Switzerland at Gruyeres, a small medieval town
on top of a small hill with a nice castle and nice views. A very good
place to relax and taste the famous cheese in form of Fondue or
Raclette
*** Un fin de semana en Suiza, en la pequeña ciudad medieval de
Gruyerers. Ubicada en una colina con un castillo y bonita vista. El
lugar ideal para disfrutar el queso famoso en forma de queso
fundido o Raclette
Gruyères
Gruyères (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɥiˈjɛʁ]) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is Greyerz.
The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane river, and gives its name to the well-known Gruyère cheese. The medieval town is located at the top of 82 metre-high hill[3] overlooking the Saane valley and the Lake of Gruyère.
Graves from the Hallstatt era and La Tène era (325-250 BC) as well as other traces from the Bronze Age were discovered in Epagny. The remains of a Roman era villa from the 2nd-3rd century AD and an Early Middle Ages cemetery were also found nearby. A Roman settlement was probably located on a hill in Gruyères.
Medieval Gruyères
Gruyères stands in the midst of the Fribourg green pre-Alpine foothills. The castle, towers above the medieval town. Gruerius, the legendary founder of Gruyères, captured a crane (in French: “grue”) and chose it as his heraldic animal inspiring the name Gruyères. Despite the importance of the House of Gruyères its beginnings remain quite mysterious. Gruyères is first mentioned around 1138-39 as de Grueri.[12] The town developed beneath the castle, which the Count of Gruyere had built on top of the hill, to control the upper Saanen valley. By 1195-96 it became a market town with a central street and city walls. The town developed separately of the castle. In 1397 Count Rudolph IV of Gruyères confirmed an older town charter that was based on the model of Moudon.
On June 22, 1476, Gruyères participated in the Battle of Morat against the Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. With the help of the Old Swiss Confederacy, they routed the Burgundian army and captured three capes of the [Order of the Golden Fleece] which belonged to Charles the Bold including one with the emblems of Philip the Good, his father. At the time of the battle he was celebrating the anniversary of the death of his father.
The town church of Gruyères originally belonged to the parish of Bulle. Count Rudolph III allowed the villages on the left bank of the Saane to build St. Theodul's church. When it was dedicated in 1254, it was the parish church of the new Gruyères parish. The Counts of Gruyères were buried under the altar of St. Michael in the church. It was mostly destroyed in 1670 and again in 1856 by fire, which only left the choir and tower undamaged. The renovated church was consecrated in 1860. In addition to the parish church, the Counts had the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in the castle, with two glass windows dating from the late 15th century. The Chapel of St. Moritz in the old hospital was built with the hospital in 1431. The Chapelle du Berceau was built in 1612, following a plague that killed 140.
During the Thirty Years' War, nuns from St. Bernard and the Visitation Order fled from Besançon und Dole to settle in Gruyères. The latter remained in town between 1639 and 1651 and conducted a private school. Starting in the 15th century a primary school opened in town which was open mainly to boys. A secondary school opened in town in the 20th century but it moved in 1973 to Bulle. Gruyères had a plague house which was first mentioned in 1341. The town's hospital was founded in the mid-15th century and remained in operation until the second half of the 19th century. One side of the hospital building housed the primary school until 1988 and was then renovated into a nursing home. Between 1891 and 1925 the Ingenbohl sisters ran the Deaf and Dumb Institute of Saint-Joseph in Gruyères. In 1925 it moved to Fribourg.
Nineteen counts are accounted for in the period between the 11th and 16th centuries. The last of them, Michel, had been in financial trouble almost all his life only to end in bankruptcy in 1554. His creditors the cantons of Fribourg and Bern shared his earldom between them. From 1555 to 1798 the castle became residence to the bailiffs and then to the prefects sent by Fribourg. In 1849 the castle was put up for sale and sold to the Bovy and Balland families, who stayed at the castle during summer time and restored it with the help of their painter friends. The castle was then bought back by the canton of Fribourg in 1938, made into a museum and opened to the public. Since 1993, a foundation ensures the conservation as well as the highlighting of the building and the collection.
Gruyères
Explored a little a little village of Switzerland this summer, Camera: Canon 70 D // Editing: FCPX // Music: Nothing to Fear
Gruyères Castle, Switzerland - 29 January 2017
A visit to the Gruyères castle
Gruyères Switzerland June 2019
A town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland
(June 2019)