- History of the castle of Gruyères. ... In 1938, the city of Friborg repurchased the castle of Gruyères and made it public, turning it into a museum.
- Gruyères Castle, once belonging to the counts, presides over the medieval town of Gruyères from the top of the hill.
- This bewitching turreted castle, home to 19 different counts of Gruyères, who controlled the Sarine Valley from the 11th to 16th centuries...
- View over the Swiss Alps from the Gruyères Castle. The castle was the residence of the Counts of Gruyère, one of the largest families of Western Switzerland...
- The Castle of Gruyères has stood proudly atop a verdant hill at the foothills of the impressive Fribourg Pre-Alps since the 13th century.
- It was the property of the Counts of Gruyères until the bankruptcy of the Count Michel in 1554. His creditors the cantons of Fribourg and Bern shared his earldom.
- The construction of the castle of Gruyères is not quite clear yet but it seems to be around the 11th century.
- Château de Gruyères. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Jump to navigation Jump to search. N°. ... Castle of the counts of Gruyères.
- The Castle of Gruyères (in French: château de Gruyères), located in the medieval town of Gruyères, Fribourg, is one of the most famous in Switzerland.