Grand Tour of Switzerland - IPensier - Le Mouret554.91650390625Poya BridgeThe winning design is a cable-stayed bridge which, although resolutely contemporary in style, is entirely in keeping with the many historic suspension bridges dotted throughout the city. Measuring 196 metres, the Poya bridge will have the largest central span of any bridge in Switzerland.
Guided tour over the Poya-Bridge on request by Fribourg tourism!550.35791015625Gottéron gorgeThe Gottéron Gorge opens its doors to you after the Bern Bridge on the right. In the old times, the knights didn't dare to venture in... It was said that a dreadful dragon was living there... Then in the 13th century, under the reign of Duke Berchtold de Zähringen, it was the blacksmiths and the millers who set up in the gorges to take advantage of the stream for their vanes.
Before entering the valley you will see the Fountain of Faithfulness on your right. Behind it there is the last wooden house of the old days built against the molasse wall. At the end of the street you will find the charming little chapel of St-Béat that used to be a place of pilgrimage to get protection against animals and diseases.
Does the dragon of Gotteron ring you a bell? It is on the iced pool of the old fish farm that the team of HC Fribourg Gotteron was born a night of december 1937, result of the passion of 6 youngs of the neighbourhood.
After walking past the fish farm, the gorge awaits, where the footbridges and sturdy wooden steps will ease your way through this idyllic landscape. At the end of the gorge, go towards Bourguillon to come back to Fribourg. Use either "Le sentier du Dürrenbuhl" to join the Bern Bridge, or use "Le Sentier des Falaises" to go down to the old city through Lorette, one of the most beautiful panorama of Fribourg.
Gotteron Gorge open or closed? Information on the following page: www.tafers.ch by Aktuelles/News (no indication means the Gorge is open always at your own risk)584.83837890625St-Nicholas CathedralAccording to legend, if its 74 m tower is unfinished it is because there was no money left.
It is possible to climb the 365 steps to the top of the 74 m high tower and discover the entire town. St Nicholas Cathedral has a rich architectural setting. The main portal is adorned with a low relief depicting the Last Judgement.
The stained-glass windows, created by the Polish painter Jozef Mehoffer between 1896 and 1936, constitutes one of the most important collections on the European continent in the field of religious Art Nouveau stained-glass windows. The series was completed in the 1970s by the works of the French painter Alfred Manessier.
The organs, built between 1824 and 1834, bring together classic and romantic features. They are the work of a local organ-maker, Aloys Mooser. His instruments very quickly acquired international repute and attracted famous musicians such as Franz Liszt and Anton Bruckner.584.19580078125Fribourg Old TownCoherence is the key word and perfectly describes the way churches, public monuments and the numerous "bourgeois" mansions have been set and preserved along the winding Sarine river. Do take a close look at the wonderful fountains created by Geiler an Gieng.621.08001708984Tourist Office Fribourg - Fribourg RegionOpening hours
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