Erguel Castle

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Erguel Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Sonvilier in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the best preserved castle ruin in the French-speaking Bernese Jura. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°8'9"N, 6°58'40"E

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BernSwitzerland

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Erguel Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Les Pontins, Château du Schlossberg, Observatoire Astronomique de Mont-Soleil, Vue des Alpes.

0.9 miE
Mountain pass
Les Pontins, Saint-Imier
24 min walk • Les Pontins is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.
6.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Château du Schlossberg, La Neuveville
177 min walk • Schlossberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of La Neuveville of the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
2 miN
Observatories and planetariums
Observatoire Astronomique de Mont-Soleil
52 min walk • Observatoire Astronomique de Mont-Soleil is an astronomical observatory located on Mont-Soleil, above Saint-Imier in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland.
6.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Vue des Alpes
171 min walk • Vue des Alpes is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Neuchâtel. It connects La Chaux-de-Fonds and Neuchâtel. The pass road has a maximum grade of 10 percent. A road tunnel for the motorway has greatly reduced the traffic over the pass.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Soleil
54 min walk • Mont Soleil is a mountain of the Jura Mountains, located north of Saint-Imier in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The summit reaches to 1,291 metres and the area can be easily accessed by a funicular from Saint-Imier, reaching a height of 1,180 m.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chasseral Ouest
74 min walk • The Chasseral Ouest is a prominence west of the Chasseral, in the Jura Mountains. It is located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Neuchâtel and Bern.
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chasseral
112 min walk • The Chasseral is a mountain of the Jura Mountains, overlooking Lake Biel in the Swiss canton of Bern. With an elevation of 1,606 metres above sea level, the Chasseral is the highest summit in the canton of Bern outside the Alps.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Chasseral Pass
72 min walk • Chasseral Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains, lying west of the Chasseral. The pass is located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Neuchâtel and Bern.
5.1 miE
Locality
Nods
131 min walk • Nods is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura.
4.9 miNE
Locality
Courtelary
125 min walk • Courtelary is a municipality of the French-speaking Bernese Jura, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The town is the capital of the Jura bernois administrative district.
5.3 miN
Locality
Les Breuleux
136 min walk • Les Breuleux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.