Gruyères: is it crowded? When to visit
Gruyères (Switzerland) is busiest in July and August and calmest in January, February and March. At its busiest, around the week of 9 Aug 2027, about 118 tourists stay there each night.
Then it gets busy, but rarely overwhelmed. 4/9 · Some visitors
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
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Forecasts from official statistics. The first three months are the most reliable. See Gruyères on the map, week by week →
What to see in Gruyères
- Fortifications (city walls, Chupyâ-Bârba tower, Charrière des Morts, Belluard)
- Grange du Laviau
22 listed monuments and 17 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Gruyères
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Bern · 55 min drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Old City of Bern, Simsonbrunnen
- Fribourg · 30 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Fribourg Cathedral, Collège Saint-Michel
- La Chaux-de-Fonds · 1 h 09 drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning, International Museum of Horology
- Lausanne · 34 min drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: La Suisse, Pont Chauderon
- Sion · 51 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Valère Castle, Sion Cathedral
Drive times are estimates from distance.