Ergnaud Castle, Villars-sur-Ollon

#5 among attractions in Villars-sur-Ollon

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The Castle of Ergnaud is an historic ruin located on a hill close to Plan-Saugey, in the municipality of Bex, Switzerland. ()

Coordinates: 46°15'45"N, 7°2'25"E

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Villars-sur-Ollon Switzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Grotte aux Fées, Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Saint-Maurice Castle, Dent de Morcles.

3.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Grotte aux Fées, Saint-Maurice
84 min walk • The Grotte aux Fées in the cliffs above Saint-Maurice, Switzerland is a natural limestone solution show cave, featuring a 77-metre high underground waterfall, claimed as the world's highest waterfall in a show cave. The cave was the first show cave in Switzerland.
3.5 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Romanesque architecture
Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Saint-Maurice
89 min walk • The Abbey of Saint Maurice, Agaunum is a Swiss monastery of canons regular in Saint-Maurice, Canton of Valais, which dates from the 6th century. It is situated against a cliff in a section of the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass. The abbey itself is a territorial abbacy and not part of any diocese.
3.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Saint-Maurice Castle, Saint-Maurice
83 min walk • Saint-Maurice Castle is a castle in the municipality of Saint-Maurice of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
4.7 miS
Mountain peak with challenging trails
Dent de Morcles
120 min walk • The Dent de Morcles is a 2,969 metres high mountain located at western end of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone between Martigny and St. Maurice.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Muveran
114 min walk • The Grand Muveran is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Vaud and Valais. At 3,051 metres, it is the highest summit of the group lying between the Rhone knee and the Pas de Cheville and the westernmost three-thousander of the Bernese Alps.
4.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Chamossaire, Villars-sur-Ollon
113 min walk • Le Chamossaire is a mountain part of the Alpes Vaudoises, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon on its south face and Les Ormonts valley on its north face. It is located in the canton of Vaud.
4 miSW
Museum
Fort du Scex, Saint-Maurice
102 min walk • The Fort du Scex is a component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent Favre
120 min walk • The Dent Favre is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located between the Dent de Morcles and the Grand Muveran. Its summit straddles the border between the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
L'Argentine
115 min walk • L'Argentine is a mountain of the Vaud Alps, overlooking Solalex above Gryon in the canton of Vaud. The mountain is known by climbers for its Northwest face, the Miroir d'Argentine, which is smooth like a "mirror". The summit is distinguished by the name Haute Pointe and culminates at 2,421 metres above sea level.
1.7 miSW
Tower, Forts and castles
Duin Tower, Bex
44 min walk • The Tower of Duin is the last remaining tower of a former medieval castle located on a hill south of Bex, Switzerland.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chaux Ronde, Villars-sur-Ollon
103 min walk • The Chaux Ronde is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon in the canton of Vaud. The mountain is part of a ski area and its summit is easily accessible from Bretaye with the Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway.