Leuk Castle

#1535 among destinations in Switzerland

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Leuk Castle or Bishop's Castle is a castle in the municipality of Leuk of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. ()

Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 46°18'58"N, 7°38'2"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Lac de Géronde, Zen-Ruffinen Castle, Daubenhorn, Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation.

4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Géronde, Sierre
121 min walk • Lac de Géronde is a lake at Sierre, Valais, Switzerland. At an elevation of 523 metres, it has a surface area of 0.055 square kilometres. A trail, made out of woodchips, leads around the lake. A public bathing beach, the „Bains de Géronde“, is located at the northwest border of the lake.
~460 ftNE
Forts and castles
Zen-Ruffinen Castle, Leuk
3 min walk • Zen-Ruffinen Castle or Loretan also known as de Werra is a castle in the municipality of Leuk of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5.2 miN
Alpine summit and via ferrata
Daubenhorn
133 min walk • The Daubenhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located above the town of Leukerbad, Switzerland. The mountain has the longest via ferrata, or secured climbing route, in Switzerland.
4.9 miW
Art museum, History museum, Museum
Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation, Sierre
124 min walk • The Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation was established in 1986 in Sierre, Switzerland, on the patronage of the municipality. Its goal is to promote the knowledge of Rainer Maria Rilke's works, through a museum, exhibitions, lectures, conferences, publications and a festival.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Illhorn
97 min walk • The Illhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Chandolin in the canton of Valais. With a height of 2,717 metres above sea level, it is the highest point of the Illgraben valley.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Torrenthorn
121 min walk • The Torrenthorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Leukerbad in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Majinghorn. In winter the Torrenthorn is part of a ski area.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Illsee
104 min walk • Illsee is a natural lake used as a reservoir above Sierre, in the Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km².
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trubelstock
121 min walk • The Trubelstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone valley near Sierre in the canton of Valais. Its summit lies between the valleys of Les Outannes and Leukerbad, south of the Wildstrubel.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Niwen
124 min walk • The Niwen is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone in the upper canton of Valais. It lies in the massif that separates the valley of Leukerbad from the lower Lötschental and that culminates at the Ferdenrothorn.
4.3 miN
46°22'40"N • 7°37'31"E
Leukerbad Therme, Leukerbad
110 min walk • Spa, Hot springs
5.3 miW
Forts and castles
Château de Muzot, Sierre
135 min walk • Château de Muzot is a 13th-century fortified manor house located near Veyras in Switzerland's Rhone Valley. In 1921, it was purchased by Swiss merchant and arts patron Werner Reinhart who then invited Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to live there rent-free.