The one place to visit in Gruyères is Château de Gruyères
Mapped in Gruyères is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 2. Look for 2 châteaux and a monastery. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. For a full day, there is Place Ducale, 11 km away.
Top of the list in Gruyères
A monastery and a château follow Château de Gruyères.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
The layout
Out at 4.6 km is Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sept-Fontaines, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Gruyères; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Gruyères. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Gruyères, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
The standout of the 7 is Place Ducale, 11 km from town.
ChâteauChâteau de Sedan25 km east, in SedanFortFortFort des Ayvelles9.8 km east, in Villers-SemeuseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Doumely23 km west, in Doumely-BégnyGardenGardenArboretum de Vendresse18 km southeast, in VendresseGardenGardenJardin botanique de Sedan25 km east, in SedanPlaces within 40 km of Gruyères with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Gruyères
What is there to see in Gruyères?
The one place mapped in Gruyères is Château de Gruyères. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Gruyères?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Gruyères or within 5 km.
Which places in Gruyères are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Gruyères is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Gruyères.
What well-known places are within a day out of Gruyères?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Place Ducale (11 km), SNCF BB 12000 (14 km), Château de Sedan (25 km), Fort des Ayvelles (9.8 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Gruyères, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Château de Sedan: M.Minderhoud, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.