Crans Castle

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Crans Castle is a castle in the municipality of Crans in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1764 (260 years ago)Coordinates: 46°21'28"N, 6°12'32"E

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Rue Antoine-SaladinVaudSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Nyon Castle, Château de Coppet, Bonmont Abbey, Musée du Léman.

2.3 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Forts and castles
Nyon Castle, Nyon
58 min walk • Nyon Castle is a castle in the municipality of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.9 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Coppet, Coppet
75 min walk • Coppet Castle is a château in the municipality of Coppet of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
4.1 miNW
Monastery
Bonmont Abbey
105 min walk • Bonmont Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the municipality of Chéserex in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.2 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Musée du Léman, Nyon
55 min walk • The Lake Geneva Museum is located in Nyon, Switzerland. It was founded in 1954, and was created for the many artifacts found in the lake, such as shipwrecks, models, and engines. It also contains aquariums with images of wildlife.
3.3 miNE
Forts and castles, Historical place, Museum
Château de Prangins, Prangins
83 min walk • Prangins Castle is a castle in the municipality of Prangins of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It is home to one part of the Swiss National Museum. There are other parts are in Zurich and Schwyz. At Prangins, the displays focus mainly on daily life in the castle and the region.
4.9 miSW
Observatories and planetariums
Geneva Observatory
126 min walk • The Geneva Observatory is an astronomical observatory at Sauverny in the municipality of Versoix, Canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. It shares its buildings with the astronomy department of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
2.2 miNE
46°22'55"N • 6°14'24"E
Focale, Nyon
58 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
3.6 miN
Forts and castles
Duillier Castle
93 min walk • Duillier Castle is a castle in the municipality of Duillier of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.2 miNE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Noviodunum, Nyon
57 min walk • Noviodunum or Colonia Iulia Equestris was a Roman era settlement in what is now Nyon in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
4.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Toblerone line
117 min walk • The Toblerone line is a 10 km long defensive line made of "dragon's teeth" built during the Second World War between Bassins and Prangins, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
4.2 miSE
Locality
Hermance
106 min walk • One of the main attractions in Hermance is its well-preserved medieval old town, with its cobblestone streets and historic buildings. Visitors can wander through the narrow alleyways, admire the traditional Swiss architecture, and explore the quaint shops and cafes...

Crans Castle

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