- This bewitching turreted castle, home to 19 different counts of Gruyères, who controlled the Sarine Valley from the 11th to 16th centuries...
- 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 castle, constructed in the 13th century, was home to a long succession of Gruyères counts. The end of the 15th century stands out as the golden age in the...
- The walled town is an extension of the castle once the fortification of the Counts of Gruyères, built between 1270 and 1282.
- In the 13th century, the Count of Gruyeres built his castle at the top of the hill to control the upper Saanen Valley and the town was developed thereafter.
- 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...
- Gruyères Castle. ... It was later transformed and has remained the private property of the Counts of Pourtalès ever since.
- Castle of the counts of Gruyères (Q691966). From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. ... Gruyeres Castle. Château de 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.
- 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...