Group Excursions in Fribourg

The Cistercian nuns at Maigrauge are ready to offer young women a temporary retreat in their cloister.

Imagine, create, blow and then take away your own glass object. From a vase to a wine glass, discover the magic of glass-blowing.

The fortifications of the town of Fribourg were built as protection for the town in the Middle Ages between the 13th and 15th centuries. With large sections of them having been preserved to this day, they are the most significant piece of medieval military architecture in Switzerland. They are also open to the public.

The “Funi” (funicular railway), which overhang the Old Town and the river Sarine, is a “technical engineering marvel”, listed as a cultural asset of national importance. This nostalgic railway has been running since 1899 – with no exhaust fumes.