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🏰 Château de Chillon
Medieval fortress on Lake Geneva


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 23:56

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Located on a rock island in Lake Geneva, near Vevey, Switzerland
  • Founded in the 12th century as a strategic fortress controlling lake traffic
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001
  • Features Gothic and Renaissance architecture with towers reaching 25 metres

Château de Chillon is a 12th-century fortress situated on a rocky peninsula jutting into Lake Geneva near Vevey ...

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