Switzerland · 12th century
Chillon Castle (French: Château de Chillon, pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃijɔ̃]) is a medieval island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve, which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhône. Chillon is amongst the most visited medieval castles in Europe. Successively occupied by the House of Savoy, then by the Bernese from 1536 until 1798, it now belongs to the canton of Vaud and is classified as a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance.
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Chillon Castle ranks #129 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1160, it is older than 79% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 19,648 times in the last 60 days, more than 97% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lausanne, 26 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
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