Last Updated: May 2026
Gruyères is located in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, and is famous for its cheese which has been produced there for over 800 years. The medieval hilltop village is one of the best-preserved in Switzerland, and a day that combines Gruyères with Lausanne, Montreux, and Château de Chillon packs an extraordinary range of Swiss history, scenery, and flavor into a single excursion.
