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The Fort de Chillon lies directly adjacent to the Château de Chillon, a major tourist attraction.The site has been fortified since at least the 12th century. The Fort de Chillon is a mixed infantry-artillery fort, located almost entirely underground in the steep slope rising to Veytaux above the rail line.
Chillon Castle (French: Château de Chillon) is an island medieval castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the 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 .
Name Image Location Type Date Notes Appenzell Castle: Appenzell: Manor house: 1563: Original owner Antoni Löw executed 1584. 1584-1682 used as Franciscan monastery. Today known as "Doctor's House" and privately owned.
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[14] [27] The fort is now operated as a museum and may be visited by the public. [17] Fort Sasso da Pigna was built during the early part of World War II, becoming operational in 1943, effectively replacing Redoubt Hospiz. The fort consists of an eastern battery overlooking the Leventina valley and a western battery overlooking the Bedretto ...
The Fort de Champillon is a twentieth-century Swiss fortification located in the heights overlooking the Rhône valley from the north between Montreux and Monthey.Completed in 1944, the fort secures the road and rail lines running east from Lausanne to the mountainous interior of Switzerland.
The part of the property in Switzerland was listed in 2003 and expanded to include the Italian part in 2010. [9] Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces: Vaud: 2007 1243; iii, iv, v (cultural) The Vineyard Terraces at Lavaux stretch for about 30 km (19 mi) along the south-facing northern shores of Lake Geneva from Chillon Castle to the eastern outskirts of ...
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