Bulle
27km/17mi south of Fribourg, on the left bank of the Trême, is Bulle (alt. 769 m/2,523ft; pop.7,700), chief town and commercial and cultural heart of the Gruyères district and one of the most important traffic junctions in the canton of Fribourg. From 1196 to 1537 this small market town belonged to the bishops of Lausanne, who built a massive castle here in the 13th C. The town was rebuilt after fires in 1447 and 1805. It has preserved a number of fine old buildings - the parish church (Protestant), rebuilt in 1751, the Capuchin friary and the Town Hall.
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Bulle Castle
The 13th C. Schloss Bulle, altered in the 16th C., is a typical example of the "carré-savoyard" design.
Chatel-St-Denis - Benichon Festival, Switzerland
The day-long Benichon Festival takes place in mid-October with numerous culinary specialties.
Musée Gruérien
In the Bulle castle is the Musée Gruérien, with a fine collection of local material; associated with it are the Tissot Collection (works by Corot, Courbet, Poussin, etc.) and a public library (closed Mondays). In the public park is a monument to AbbG Bovet (1879-1952), a composer of lieder.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | |
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
