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Cailler chocolate factory shop in Switzerland

Do you know that one of the most visited tourist attractions in Switzerland every year is the Cailler chocolate factory?

When you have the chance to reach the historic Cailler building, and you enter the modern terraced building that gives access to the factory visit, you quickly understand what I just told you: it gives you the feeling of being before a true theme park dedicated to chocolate.

And if you are passionate about chocolate, I anticipate that you will find yourself before a real temple where you can not only know Chocolate's story, product originally from America, and its long tradition in Switzerland, but also taste a huge variety of chocolates, chocolates, etc ...

Historic building of the Cailler chocolate factory in Switzerland

The Cailler Chocolate Factory It is located in the small town of Broc, very close to Gruyeres, historic medieval town with a castle and headquarters of the production of the famous cheese of the same name, all in the Swiss region of Freiburg.

To visit this chocolate theme park, once the tickets have been purchased, you must wait for the tour to start from the time that corresponds to you, and in the language you have signed up for (English, French, German).

Yes visits Cailler In August, or in times of high tourist influx, you may have to wait up to an hour for the start of your tour.

Visit of the Cailler chocolate factory in Switzerland

I anticipate that throughout the year there are hundreds of tourists who have arrived by coach, and school groups are also common.

Visit Cailler factory

Said tour is actually a guided tour, in which you are going from stay to stay, where you carry out a time travel with a interactive audiovisual.

In this way you discover the origins of chocolate, which dates back to the exploration of America, after which cocoa was taken to Europe.

Chocolate tasting at the Cailler factory in Switzerland

For its part, Cailler It is the oldest chocolate brand in Switzerland that still stands. It was founded in 1819 by Francois Louis Cailler, and in 1929 he joined the group Nestle.

During the factory visit you also know diverse curiosities about chocolate, as its production process and how the chocolates are made, and you also discover the different aromas of cocoa and types of chocolates.

And, of course, the last stage of the visit is the chocolate tasting, with a huge variety of products and brands that are made in Cailler.

Or rather, the real last stage is the huge chocolate shop, very crowded by tourists, where you can buy any of its elaborations.

Chocolate tasting at the Cailler factory in Switzerland

In total, the factory visit can take you between an hour and an hour and a half.

Cailler factory hours

TheVisiting hours of the Cailler Chocolate Factory they are, from April to October, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry at 5 p.m.); and from November to March, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last entry, one hour before).

The Cailler Factory is open every day of the year, except on December 25 and January 1.

The ticket prices they are adults CHF 12; students, pensioners and disabled, CHF 9; and children under 16, free admission.