Saint-Maurice Castle
Saint-Maurice Castle is a castle in the municipality of Saint-Maurice of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Saturday: 1:30 PM—5:30 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM - Email: accueil@chateau-stmaurice.ch
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Castle in Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais, Switzerland” and “Château de St-Maurice”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bridge across the Rhone between Bex and Saint Maurice and Grotte aux Fées.
Grotte aux Fées
Cave
Photo: Tania81, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grotte aux Fées in the cliffs above Saint-Maurice, Switzerland is a natural limestone solution show cave, featuring a 77-metre high underground waterfall, claimed as the world's highest waterfall in a show cave. Grotte aux Fées is situated 120 metres west of Saint-Maurice Castle.
Dufour fortifications
Ruins
Photo: Flobert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dufour fortifications is a ruins, which is situated 160 metres northeast of Saint-Maurice Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lavey-Village and Vérossaz.
Lavey-Village
Village
Lavey-Village is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village was first recorded in the year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto.
Vérossaz
Village
Photo: Christoph Radtke, CC BY 3.0.
Vérossaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Lavey-les-Bains
Village
Lavey-les-Bains is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Lavey-les-Bains is located in the former municipality Lavey. In 1852 Lavey municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles.
Saint-Maurice Castle
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saint-Maurice, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.22335° or 46° 13′ 24″ northLongitude
7.00291° or 7° 0′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8FR962F3+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 215581608OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2970553
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Saint-Maurice Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣莫里斯城堡”
- French: “château avec tour Dufour”
- French: “Chateau de Saint-Maurice”
- French: “Château de saint-maurice”
- French: “Château de Saint-Maurice”
- French: “Château De Saint-Maurice”
- German: “Schloss mit Dufour Turm”
- German: “Schloss Saint-Maurice”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tour Dufour and Waterfall of the Cave of fairies.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint-Maurice Castle”. Photo: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0.