Gruyeres

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2. Gruyéres is one of the most popular places of Switzerland

3. It is a small and romantic town, famous for its beauty, for its castle and for the cheese of the same name.

4. The buildings that surround his streets are real historical jewels. This is a long street. that ends in a wide square and continues up to the Castle

5. Despite maintaining its historical character, there are many souvenir shops and outdoor cafes. The tourism is its main source of income.

6. The town's main street is free of cars, so you have to walk a bit to go.

7. Gruyères with its medieval style, contains many stories and legends

8. The scenery seems to have been done according to romantic painters.

9. Evening

10. By night

11. To visit the Cheese factories is a whole new experience. There they explain the process to prepare the Gruyére cheese.

12. 400 liters of milk are needed to produce 70 pounds of cheese. Already completed, it must rest between 5 and 7 months, during which period it is necessary to turn it over constantly..

13. The tourists are invited to a tasting of all the variety of cheeses, accompanied with wine.

14. On the trip in the direction of the Castle, one can admired the fronts of very elegant ancient houses

15. The Castle of medieval style, was constructed in the 12th century, it is placed on a hill, in one of the ends of the Town

16. Entry to the castle

17. From the windows excellent sceneries of the Alps can be seen

18. Gardens of the Castle

19. The furniture in many rooms is of collection of the XVth to XIXth centuries

20. The Castle is a property of Swiss H.T. Giger, a famous person and millionaire also, for the special effects that it did for the movie, Alien.

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