Cave Castle Glérolles, Saint-Saphorin, Switzerland, Switzerland

Cave Castle Glérolles

Saint-Saphorin, Switzerland, Switzerland

Cave Castle Glérolles, also known as Château de Glérolles, is a medieval fortress in Saint-Saphorin on Lake Geneva's northern shore in Switzerland's Vaud canton, with origins tracing to a keep built around 1150 by the Bishop of Lausanne to guard the Lavaux road.

First documented in the 1270s under the Palézieux family, it saw fortifications strengthened amid brigand captures and witch imprisonments, Bernese invasion in 1536, and later private ownership from 1803, evolving into an elegant residence after 19th-century railway adjustments halved its tower.

A Swiss Cultural Property of Regional Significance, it now headquarters a 5-hectare vineyard producing award-winning wines like Chasselas and unique Humagne Rouge, available for events with lake views.

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Rte du Lac 27, 1071 Saint-Saphorin, Switzerland

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