Tour Dufour

Tour Dufour is a castle in Saint-Maurice, Valais. Tour Dufour is situated nearby to Waterfall of the Cave of fairies, as well as near Saint-Maurice Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Maurice Castle and Grotte aux Fées.

Saint-Maurice Castle

Castle

Photo: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

The Grotte aux Fées in the cliffs above Saint-Maurice in the Swiss canton of Valais, 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.

Bridge across the Rhone between Bex and Saint Maurice

Bridge

Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bridge across the Rhone between Bex and Saint Maurice is situated 100 metres east of Tour Dufour.

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.

Tour Dufour

Type: Castle
Categories: fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Saint-Maurice, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.22331° or 46° 13′ 24″ north

Longitude

7.00214° or 7° 0′ 8″ east

Open location code

8FR962F2+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 218996854

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q67772801

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Tour Dufour” goes by many names.

French: “Tour Dufour”
German: “Tour Dufour”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waterfall of the Cave of fairies and La Grotte aux Fées.

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