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Amenities La Gruyère

last updated: June 19, 2007

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 900 m
Inhabitants - total: 40000
City yes
Lake yes
Mountains yes
Car-free resort (entire resort) yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by cable car yes
Accessible by private car yes
Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 2 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel yes
Holidays on a farm yes
Sleeping in the hay yes
Mountain hut / Alpine hut yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Beauty farm / beauty hotel yes
Hotel with weight-loss programme yes
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
Finnish runway / ash trail yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Permanent exhibition yes
Concerts, regularly organized yes
City-tour, organized, on foot yes
 
Highlight / Special offers Summer:
Top News / Special offers summer Passeport la Gruyère ! 2 Übernachtungen im Hotel mit Greyerzer-Frühstück, 1 Fondue Abend, 1 Willkommens-drink, 1 Rabatt-Karte... ab CHF 85.-
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 700 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2000 m
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 2000 m
Funiculars in summer - total: 1
Cable-cars in summer - total: 1
Gondolas in summer - total: 2
Chairlifts in summer - total: 1
Public boat line in summer yes
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 800 km marked
Mountainbike slopes 350 km marked
Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way yes
Climbing wall, marked / Via Ferrata yes
Freestanding rock-climbing facilities, official yes
"""Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" Kayak, canyoning, hydrospeed...
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's adventure park yes
 
Other information for summer
Cultural sights: Ville médiévale de Gruyères
Nature / adventure trails on the theme: Sentier des fromageries
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL www.la-gruyere.ch
 
Top News / New infrastructure winter
Top News winter:
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Préalpes Fribourgeoises
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1000 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 2000 m
Season starts on: 1er décembre
Season ends on: 30 mars
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 2000 m
Cable-cars - total: 1
Funiculars - total: 1
Gondolas - total: 2
Chairlifts - total: 1
Skilifts - total: 15
Price one day pass adult 34 CHF
Price one day pass children 20 CHF
 
Alpine Skiing
Snow - info phone: 0900 573 821
Number of slopes: 25
Local ski slopes 113 km marked
Alpine ski area with skipass subregion 113 km
Level of difficulty of slopes 25 % beginners
Level of difficulty of slopes 50 % intermediates
Level of difficulty of slopes 20 % advanced
Level of difficulty of slopes 5 % Experts
Race course with automatic timing yes
 
Snowboard
Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: 4
Lowest Snowboardpark 1200 m
Highest Snowboardpark 1600 m
Lift for Snowboardpark yes
Snowboard - info phone: 0900 573 821
 
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking
Cross-country skiing - info phone: 0900 573 821
Altitude of cross-country ski area, from 1000 m
Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to 1500 m
Cross-country skiing slopes, classic 78 km local
Cross-country skiing slopes 85 km subregion
Skating slopes 7 km
Cross-country skiing slope, illuminated at night 7 km
Highest winter hiking trail 1000 m
Snowshoe trail 200 km marked
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing installations - total: 3
Toboggan rental possible yes
 
Families / children - in winter
Children's day-care, organized yes
 
Other information for winter
Excursions on a horse-drawn sleigh, organized yes
Excursions with sleigh dogs, organized yes
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL
 
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