Gruyères

Gruyères

digging into an important piece of the combative Swiss history on a medieval history

Location: 

Gruyères, Switzerland

Duration: 

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. GRUYERE: medieval township on a hill with a great view
  2. CASTLE: colourful rooms within old and cold stone walls
  3. HISTORY: colourful depictions of the combative Swiss history
  4. HR GYGER: exquisite bar with fantastic alien decoration
  5. SHOP: browse through princess' crowns and knight's swords

Image sources

  1. The city of Gruyère
  2. Historic living room
  3. Colourful Swiss stories
  4. The knight's room
  5. The castle of Gruyère

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