Listening: Swiss castles achieve record visitor numbers
Swiss castles achieved a new visitor record last year. In total, more than 1.5 million people visited the country's 30 most important castles, their umbrella association announced on Wednesday.
The Tourbillon castle on the left and the Valere Basilica on the right, in Sion, with the Valais Alps in the background.
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Gruyères Castle and town in the Swiss Canton Fribourg.
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Gate of the Romont Castle in Fribourg. It was built around 1240.
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Morges Castle and marina on Lake Geneva.
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The Prangins Castle, home of the Swiss National Museum.
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Grandson Castle on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel in the canton of Vaud.
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Yverdon Castle on Lake Neuchâtel.
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The Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva in Veytaux.
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This is much more than in 2023, which saw 1.3 million enthusiasts breach Swiss castle gates. In its press release, the Swiss Castles Association pointed out that one castle enthusiast managed to visit all thirty sites in just a few months. He thus becomes the first winner of the ‘Swiss Castle Trail’ which was recently launched.
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