Duin Tower, Bex

Name: Duin Tower
Address: Bex, Switzerland

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The Tower of Duin is the last remaining tower of a former medieval castle located on a hill south of Bex, Switzerland. ()

Coordinates: 46°14'29"N, 7°1'16"E

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Bex Switzerland

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Duin Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aigle Castle, Grotte aux Fées, Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Labyrinthe Aventure.

5.5 miNW
12th-century castle housing wine museum
Aigle Castle, Aigle
141 min walk • Aigle Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aigle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
1.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Grotte aux Fées, Saint-Maurice
40 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.
1.7 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Romanesque architecture
Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Saint-Maurice
45 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.
5.3 miS
46°9'54"N • 7°1'46"E
Labyrinthe Aventure, Evionnaz
135 min walk • Theme park, Amusement park
1.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Saint-Maurice Castle, Saint-Maurice
39 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.
3.9 miSE
Mountain peak with challenging trails
Dent de Morcles
100 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.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Muveran
129 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.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Fully
142 min walk • Lac de Fully is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake's surface area is 21 ha.
2.3 miSW
Museum
Fort du Scex, Saint-Maurice
58 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.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent Favre
115 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.
1.7 miSW
Museum
Fort de Cindey, Saint-Maurice
43 min walk • The Fort de Cindey is a component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland.