Glérolles Castle, Chexbres

Name: Glérolles Castle
Address: Chexbres, Switzerland

#1 among attractions in Chexbres

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Glérolles Castle is situated in the municipality of Saint-Saphorin, canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on the northern shore of Lake Geneva. Its earliest elements date from a fortress built around 1150. The modern building serves as the headquarters for a vineyard of the same name, and as a venue which can be hired to host social events. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of Regional Significance. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 46°28'27"N, 6°47'13"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Ze Fork, Swiss Museum of Games, Musée Jenisch, Manoir de Ban.

3 miE
Memorial
Ze Fork, Vevey
78 min walk • Fork of Vevey is an 8-metre-tall, 1.3-metre-wide stainless steel fork on the shore of Lake Geneva in Vevey, Switzerland. Fork of Vevey is a part of the Alimentarium, a Vevey-based museum with a permanent exhibition on food and Nestlé's history.
3.6 miSE
Museum
Swiss Museum of Games, La Tour-de-Peilz
91 min walk • Located on the shore of Lake Geneva between the cities of Vevey and Montreux, the Swiss Museum of Games in La Tour-de-Peilz is dedicated to the preservation, research and dissemination of various forms of parlor games.
2.9 miE
Fine arts exhibits in a historic setting
Musée Jenisch, Vevey
75 min walk • The Musée Jenisch is a museum of fine arts and prints at Vevey in Vaud in Switzerland. It was set up on 10 March 1897, thanks to a legacy of 200,000 francs from Fanny Henriette Jenisch, wife of Martin Johann Jenisch, a senator of Hamburg. It was designed in the neo-classical style by the architect Louis Maillard and Robert Convert.
3.1 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Children's museum
Manoir de Ban
80 min walk • The Manoir de Ban, or Champ de Ban Estate Manor, is a manor house located at Corsier-sur-Vevey on the banks of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The property is known for having been Charlie Chaplin's home for 25 years, from 1952 until his death in 1977.
0.4 miE
Church, Ancient Roman architecture
Reformed Church of Saint-Symphorien, Saint-Saphorin
12 min walk • The Reformed Church of Saint-Symphorien is a Protestant church in Saint-Saphorin, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
3.4 miNW
Tower
Tour de Gourze, Lavaux
86 min walk • The tower of Gourze is the remnants of a medieval lookout tower on the Mont de Gourze in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A square tower, it is approximately 9 metres tall and has views over Lake Geneva.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Pèlerin
57 min walk • Mont Pèlerin is a mountain of the Swiss Plateau, overlooking Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. It lies north of Chardonne, over Vevey, the border with the canton of Fribourg running at the eastern foot of the mountain.
2.2 miNE
View point, Tower
Mont Pèlerin TV Tower
56 min walk • The Mont Pèlerin TV Tower is a transmission tower situated on Mont Pèlerin in the area of Chardonne, north of Vevey and is the only TV tower of Switzerland equipped with an observation deck, which is accessible by an elevator. Including this mast, the height of the tower is 122.6 metres.
2.1 miE
Architecture, Art museum, Museum
Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier, Vevey
53 min walk • The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement is a World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of 17 building projects in several countries by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
3 miE
46°27'30"N • 6°50'47"E
Alimentarium – Food Museum, Vevey
78 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.8 miE
Forts and castles
Aile Castle, Vevey
71 min walk • Aile Castle is a castle in the municipality of Vevey of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.