Gruyères: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Gruyères Castle is located in the surroundings of Gruyères: it was built between 1270 and 1282 and now houses a museum. For travellers with an interest in history, this site is a clear cultural landmark.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Gruyères.

Culinary Character

Le Gruyère AOP is associated with an artisanal tradition that its producer describes as having been passed down since 1115. Gruyère cheese takes its name from La Gruyère, a region of the canton of Fribourg from which it originally comes.

Landscape Setting

In the wider surroundings of the Gruyères district, Dent de Brenleire, Vanil de l’Ardille, Laubspitz and Rochers de St. Jacques are classified as named mapped terrain points. Their approximate straight-line distances from the centre of the Gruyères district are 8.1 km southeast, 8.2 km southeast, 9.0 km east and 10.1 km south, respectively. Le Pâqueret is classified in the wider ruins context as a named mapped feature approximately 20.2 km in a straight line south of the centre of the Gruyères district.

Excursions and Stays

La Gruyère is presented as a region offering day trips and overnight packages. A distinction is made for La Gruyère between short excursions and longer stays.

Paths by the Lake and near Gruyères

A four-hour hike follows the shore of Lake Gruyère and briefly climbs towards the historic town of Gruyères. This makes it possible to combine a day of hiking with both lakeside scenery and history.

An easy circular trail in the Gruyère area passes Gruyères and the La Maison du Gruyère cheese dairy with its cheese exhibition.

Those wishing to continue their accommodation search geographically can also visit the pages for Bas-Intyamon, Broc Fr, Bulle, Châtel-Sur-Montsalvens, Corbières Fr, Crésuz, Echarlens and Grandvillard. The selection also includes Gruyères Fr, Haut-Intyamon, Jaun, La Roche Fr, La Tour-De-Trême, Le Pâquier, Montbovon and Morlon, as well as Pont-En-Ogoz, Pont-La-Ville Fr, Pringy, Villarvolard and Vuadens. This allows the search for a holiday apartment to be extended to additional local pages.

For the overarching travel overview: Fribourg.