The Castle of Gruyères is one of the most famous in Switzerland. It was built between 1270 and 1282, following the typical ...
A document from 1177 from the Abbey of Hauterive mentions the Romont as a wooded hill. In 1239, Anselme (or Nantelme) sold ...
Chenaux castle was built in 1392 by Chevalier Pierre and his brother Guillaume. Humbert, the bastard of Savoie, acquired the ...
The town of Bulle initially developed around its church which was, in 9th century, an ecclesiastical center of importance. Th ...
The ruins of Illens castle stand on a rock wall above a loop of the Saane river. The castle stands on the opposite side of t ...
Rue castle was built originally in the 12th century (the keep with three storeys), but the other buildings were destroyed in ...
Barberêche Castle was built between 1522 and 1528, likely on the site of an earlier fortification, under Petermann de Praro ...
Attalens Castle was built in the 12th century, but it was destroyed in the Burgundian Wars. Later rebuilt, it has been since ...
Bossonnens Castle was built in the 12th century. It burned down in 1475. The ruins still contains the square and round (so-ca ...
Surpierre castle was a bailiff"s castle in the Canton of Fribourg. In the 12th century there was a fort at Surpetra ...
Petit-Vivy Castle is located near the dike surrounding the Schiffenensee and northeast of Barberêche. It is among the olde ...