Day Trip to La Gruyere
Enjoy a day of the true Swiss style : train, chocolate, cheese and breathtaking Alp landscapes.
Highlights
- train to La Gruyère, through Lavaux
- visit of the chocolate factory Cailler
- hike to the Gruyère Castle
- cheese fondue dinner
Schedule
- 8:30am : Meet at Geneva train station
- 11:00am : Arrival at La Gruyère
- until 12:30pm : Visit of Cailler chocolate factory
- 12:30pm – 1:30pm : Lunch
- 1:30pm – 4:30pm : Easy hike to Gruyere Caste and return
- 4:30pm – 6:00pm : Free time
- 6:00pm – 7pm : Original “moitié-moitié” cheese fondue dinner
- 7pm – 9pm : Return trip to Geneva
Organization
- Sébastien Gillard, Doctoral student at the UNIGE and ETH Zurich. Sébastien is a native of La Gruyère.
Budget
- on your own, approx. budget (incl. a train return ticket from Geneva): 150 CHF