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Château de Gruyères, Switzerland: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

Château de Gruyères is a historic 13th-century fortress and museum located in the hilltop town of Gruyères, Switzerland. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. Our comprehensive visitor guide was updated in May 2026 to reflect the latest…

The world’s most impressive tunnels to travel through

Some tunnels cross seas, others cut through mountain ranges or glaciers. These ten tunnels offer very different experiences, but they’re all highly memorable. The Channel Tunnel Where? UK to France When it opened in 1994, the Channel Tunnel changed geography and thousands of years of…

Chillon Castle near Montreux, Switzerland.

Visiting Chillon Castle: Opening hours, tickets, and travel advice

Château de Chillon is a medieval island castle located on the eastern shore of Lake Geneva, at Avenue de Chillon 21, Veytaux — 4km from Montreux, Switzerland. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport options, parking, accessibility, and practical tips to help…

The old customs hut on the France-Switzerland border.

The day I decided to walk to France

There is an irresistible lure in crossing a border, purely because you can… Being entertained by maps From fairly early in my career as an annoying child, my parents realised the way to stop me screaming to go into every Little Chef we drove past…