- This bewitching turreted castle, home to 19 different counts of Gruyères, who controlled the Sarine Valley from the 11th to 16th centuries...
- 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.
- The walled town is an extension of the castle once the fortification of the Counts of Gruyères, built between 1270 and 1282.
- The name of the castle comes from the crane that adorns the coat of arms of the city and the family coat of arms of the Counts of Gruyères...
- The castle was the residence of the counts of Gruyères. The castle, constructed in the 13th century, was home to a long succession of Gruyères counts.
- Besides touring one of the best castles in Switzerland you can also swing by the town of Gruyères to sample the legendary cheese.
- The medieval town of Gruyères, once the seat of the powerful Counts of Gruyères, has so much to apeal to one: the magnificent backdrop of mountains...
- This Swiss heritage site of national significance was built in the late 13th century and belonged to the Counts of Gruyères until the mid-16th 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.
- Gruyères Castle. ... It was later transformed and has remained the private property of the Counts of Pourtalès ever since.