Castle visit We offer a wide range of visitor experiences, 365 days a year. Choose your visit according to your interests ! Historical tour Explore the castle rooms on your own. Discover the history of the site and its successive inhabitants by consulting the information panels in the castle rooms. Augmented reality audio guide Open wide your eyes and ears and follow the voice of the castle by using our audio guide application. Thanks to augmented reality, your smartphone becomes virtual binoculars that allows you enter a world of many stories. Download the app. Chalamala trail Aimed at a younger audience, this trail (in French and German) invites school-age children to follow Gruyères' jester in his red and yellow costume. Discover historical information and solve amusing riddles each time Chalamala appears on a room’s information panel. Bestiary of Gruyères Castle Look at the castle's décor and find the animals hidden inside. The Bestiary of Gruyères Castle is a fun way for young visitors to discover the castle. Guided tours and activities In groups of up to 25 participants, follow an experienced guide, a storyteller, a soprano or the keeper of the keys to discover fascinating facts and astonishing treasures of the former count's residence. The choice is yours ! Temporary exhibitions During contemporary art exhibitions, two rooms are fully dedicated to contemporary works, while some pieces also blend into the historical tour. By occupying the walls of the rooms, artists create a dialogue between their work and the former count's residence, its history and its collections to open new perspectives to castle visitors. Look at the programm.