Getting Oriented
- Fribourg. Gateway town to the region, Fribourg is one of Switzerland's best-kept secrets. Have your camera ready for its picturesque, medieval Old Town and many bridges. To the south is pretty-as-a-picture Gruyères, with a lovely square and spectacular hilltop castle. After touring this car-free village, take in modern and traditional cheese-making demonstrations of the famed regional cheeses, Vacherin Fribourgeois and Gruyère. North of Fribourg lies time-burnished Murten, a peaceful lakeside resort.
- Lac de Neuchâtel and Nearby. In the heart of "Watch Valley" and flanked by vineyards, this French-accented city on the shores of Lac de Neuchâtel celebrates the grape each fall with a weekend of parades and feasting. Enjoy its architecture—Romanesque to rococo—and discover the Bronze Age lifestyle of stilt-house dwellers at Laténium. South, along the shores of Lac de Neuchâtel, discover the grand castle at Grandson.
