A preserved fairytale

4 01 2009

As part of our Christmas wanderings, we made a day trip to the lovely village of Gruyeres when we were recently in Switzerland. Following are some of my favourite photos from the day.

Gruyeres village church and graveyard - sun-drenched and snow-dusted

Gruyeres village church and graveyard - sun-drenched and snow-dusted

View from the courtyard of the Chateau de Gruyeres

View from the courtyard of the Chateau de Gruyeres

Through the window pane - Chateau de Gruyeres

Through the window pane - Chateau de Gruyeres

The box hedges of the Chateaus formal garden, draped with snow

The box hedges of the Chateau's formal garden, draped with snow

Swiss sunset, Gruyeres

Swiss sunset, Gruyeres

Giger Museum, Gruyeres

Giger Museum, Gruyeres

As a post-script, I’m really not sure why there’s a Giger museum in the postcard-pretty hilltop medieval village of Gruyeres, but there is. So if you’re a mad-keen ‘Alien‘ or Giger fan, Gruyeres should be on your ‘to visit’ list. Me? I was more than happy just to explore the Chateau :)

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