Vanil des Cours

#1201 among destinations in Switzerland

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The Vanil des Cours is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the Lake of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg. It lies in the group culminating at La Berra. ()

Elevation: 5125 ftProminence: 961 ftCoordinates: 46°38'21"N, 7°8'18"E

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FribourgSwitzerland

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Vanil des Cours – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Gruyères, Notre-Dame des Marches, Baillival Castle, Musée Gruérien.

4.6 miSW
13th-century castle and stately room tours
Château de Gruyères, Gruyères
117 min walk • Perched atop a hill in the medieval town of Gruyères, Switzerland, the Château de Gruyères is a majestic castle that dates back to the 13th century. A testament to the region's rich history, the castle offers visitors a glimpse into the past with its well-preserved...
3.6 miSW
Church
Notre-Dame des Marches, Broc
93 min walk • The chapel of Notre-Dame des Marches is a Roman Catholic chapel and pilgrimage site in the commune of Broc, canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was listed as a heritage site of national significance.
4.1 miW
Forts and castles
Baillival Castle, Bulle
105 min walk • Baillival Castle is a bailiff's castle in the municipality of Bulle of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
4.1 miSW
History museum, Museum
Musée Gruérien, Bulle
105 min walk • The Musée gruérien is a museum dedicated to the ethnography and history of the Gruyère District of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It is located in Bulle. Its collection of over 25,000 objects includes prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture, textiles, tools, woodwork, ceramics, furniture, photographs, and so on.
1.7 miS
Scenic reservoir with a hiking trail
Lac de Montsalvens
45 min walk • Lac de Montsalvens is a reservoir in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The reservoir has a capacity of 12.6 million m³ and a surface area of 0.74 km². It is located on the road to Jaun Pass, between the villages of Broc and Charmey. The Grand Council of the canton of Fribourg decided construction of the dam on 17/18 May 1918.
4.6 miW
46°36'54"N • 7°2'56"E
Espace Gruyère, Bulle
117 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent de Broc
90 min walk • The Dent de Broc is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Broc and the Lake of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg. It lies on the range north of the Vanil Noir, between the valleys of the Sarine and the Motélon.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent du Chamois
98 min walk • The Dent du Chamois is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located east of Gruyères in the canton of Fribourg. It lies on the range north of the Vanil Noir, between the valleys of the Sarine and the Motélon.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Berra
84 min walk • La Berra is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the Lake of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg.
4.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Saint-Germain Castle, Gruyères
119 min walk • Saint-Germain Castle is a castle in the municipality of Gruyères of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. In 1998 Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor and set designer H. R. Giger acquired the castle, and it now houses the H. R. Giger Museum, a permanent repository of his work.
2.5 miE
Monastery
La Valsainte Charterhouse
64 min walk • La Valsainte Charterhouse or La Valsainte situated in La Valsainte in the district of Gruyère, Canton of Fribourg, is the only remaining extant Carthusian monastery in Switzerland.