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Amenities La Gruyère

last updated: November 9, 2009

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 900 m
Inhabitants - total: 40000
City yes
Lake yes
Country side 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
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 36
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 1070
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 448
Group lodging - total beds: 2509
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
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
 
Other information all year round
Good to Know
Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: 2000
 
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 99.-
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 700 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2000 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 4
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 2000 m
Cogwheel trains in summer - total: 0
Funiculars in summer - total: 1
Cable-cars in summer - total: 1
Gondolas in summer - total: 1
Chairlifts in summer - total: 1
Public boat line in summer yes
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 1000 km marked
Nordic Walking/Running 30 km
Mountainbike slopes 350 km marked
Obstacle course for bikes yes
Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way yes
Beach volleyball terrain, public 1 Number
Local summer ski slopes 0 km marked and prepared
Cross-country skiing slope in summer 0 km
Climbing wall, marked / Via Ferrata yes
Freestanding rock-climbing facilities yes
Roller and Skating slopes 0 km marked
Devalkart slope 700 m length
Trottinherbe slope 700 m length
"""Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" Kayak, canyoning, hydrospeed, tyrolienne...
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's adventure park yes
 
Other information for summer
Natural sights: Réserve du Vanil Noir, Projet du parc naturel régional Gruyère-Pays-d'Enhaut, le Moléson, les gorges de la Jogne
Cultural sights: Ville médiévale de Gruyères, le musée gruérien, le château de Gruyères, HR Giger Musueum, le Musée de Charmey, le Cantorama, le village de Grandvillard, l'île d'Ogoz
Technical sights: Electrobroc - centre d'information sur l'énergie, la Maison du Gruyère-fromagerie de démonstration, Cailler- chocolaterie
Nature / adventure trails on the theme: Sentier des fromageries, Sentier des légendes, sentier des sculptures, sentier des comtes, les chemins du gruyère
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL www.la-gruyere.ch
 
Top News / New infrastructure winter
Top News winter:
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 http://www.la-gruyere.ch/fr/navpage-WebcamsFR.html
Detailed local Weather Link
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Alpes Fribourgeoises
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1000 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 2000 m
Price one day pass adult 34 CHF
Price one day pass children 20 CHF
Familien Reduktion yes
Season starts on: 12 décembre 09
Season ends on: 30 mars 10
Local transport installations in winter - total: 30
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 2000 m
Cable-cars - total: 1
Snow conveyor - number: 0
Cogwheel trains - total: 0
Funiculars - total: 1
Gondolas - total: 1
Chairlifts - total: 1
Skilifts - total: 24
Babylift - Number: 2
 
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
Slopes for night skiing, illuminated 1 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
Carving-slopes 0 km, sectioned off and marked
Slope with powder snow(Freeride) 0 km checked and marked
Telemark slope 0 km sectioned off and marked
Moghul slopes 0 km marked
Snow-/Boardercross slopes - total: 0
Snow-/Boardercross slopes 0 km marked
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
Winter Nordic Walking Trails 0 km marked
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing installations - total: 4
Tobogganing installations - total length:m 11
Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total 1100 m maintained
Tobogganing by night, illuminated 0
Public transportation to tobogganing installation yes
Toboggan rental possible yes
 
Families / children - in winter
Children's animation, public yes
Children's day-care, organized yes
 
Other information for winter
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL
 
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