This is Vully
Vully is known for its wines and walks through the vineyards on Mont Vully. The region lies in western Switzerland between Lake Murten and Lake Neuchâtel and spans the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud.
Discover Vully
Take a scheduled boat from Murten across Lake Murten to the winegrowing villages of Praz and Môtier. In their wine cellars, you can taste wines from Vully. Order a slice of Vully cake to go with them, either sweet with sugar or savoury with bacon. Above the villages, Mont Vully rises to 653 metres. From the summit, you can look across Lake Murten and Lake Neuchâtel towards the Alps and the Jura.
Wine from 2 cantons
Around 150 hectares of vineyards grow in Vully, two-thirds in the canton of Fribourg and one-third in Vaud. Its protected designation of origin (AOC) is the only one covering 2 cantons. Alongside Chasselas and Pinot Noir, local specialities include Traminer and the white grape variety Freiburger. The 5-kilometre «Chemin la Riviera» wine trail leads from Sugiez through Praz to Môtier. Information boards explain the work carried out in the vineyards.
Celtic rampart and caves on Mont Vully
More than 2,000 years ago, the Helvetii built a fortified settlement on Mont Vully. A section of their rampart, originally over 600 metres long and made from oak posts and earth, has been reconstructed on the plateau. Above Môtier, you'll find 200-metre-long tunnels dug into the sandstone by the Swiss Army during the First World War. Today, you can explore these freely accessible passages with a torch.
Around Vully
Take the boat to Murten and walk along the town walls in the old town. A 28-kilometre cycle route takes you around Lake Murten. In Salavaux, swim from a sandy beach more than 800 metres long that slopes gently into the water. Or take the boat through the Broye Canal to the BirdLife nature centre La Sauge on Lake Neuchâtel. There, you can watch birds from 4 hides without disturbing them.
Experience Vully for less
With a
Frimobil day pass for zones 50, 54 and 58, you can travel by train and bus without limits for one day. These zones cover Murten and the main villages in Vully. A separate ticket is required for scheduled boat services.
