Day 5 (Part 3): Chillon Castle

Location: Genéve lake cruise, Chillon Castle

Address: Av. de Chillon 21, 1820 Veytaux, Switzerland 

Visiting date: 4th June 2022

Website: https://www.chillon.ch/en/

My video on visit: https://youtu.be/Zc_-97Xs-p4

Boarding the cruise

Waterwheel 

Leaving Montreux town

 

The town is small but beautiful. This area has a French design as it is near France 

Chillon Castle 

We have reached the boat stop

The water is so clear but there are no fishes.

I asked my mother to take a photo

Walking

The garden by the castle

The harbour of the castle.

The bridge to the island which Chillon cattle stands on 

Water so clear

This is the most popular attraction in switzerland. 

The basement

Info about cellars

The basement is well done.

Cell 

A prison which used to be an execution area

The "Prisoner of Chillon"

A painting about the 12 apostles 

The basement is so dark.

Water fountain

The hall 

Royal storage boxes.  I forgot the actual name of it.

King bedroom

The living room

Coat of arms room. There are over 40 different families. 

A scripture 

Wooden room.

The family's Chapel 

3rd courtyard

The old moat around the castle.

Armours

This room is not important to the castle as it used to be a toilet.

The clock mechanism for the clock tower.

There is a walkway with holes for the soldiers to shoot arrow through them.

The highway spiked the view.

The key like window is for arrow shooting.

Going down.

We are above the 2nd Courtyard.

Keys

Some old weapons

I went to the gift shop to buy some things.

After that, I went to the train station to go back home.

Dirty fountain

Finally, We get to sit a double decker train.

Fountain.