Today waking to rain still, we pressed ahead to visit the cheese factory and old town of Gruyères. There are several small villages in the La Gruyère area, including Broc, where the Callier/Nestle chocolate factory is, Moléson, the high village with mountain activities and dairies, and the town on the hill with the castle.

We toured the cheese making facility, which included samples of course, but was somewhat disappointing only because they were ahead of schedule and we missed the good part. That is, they had already packed the molds when we arrived even though we were early. I guess they were in a rush to lunch.

From above, in Moléson, the small walled town on the hill is Gruyères:

From the Château, the church below and hills to the east:

We looked around the shops and admired the town, despite the mist and fog. Then as the clouds began to lift we headed for Montreux and the big castle there.

In the evening we returned to Gruyères for what else but a fondue dinner and meringue, ice-cream, and double cream for dessert. Très bien!