Most of the castle's walls and decor has been created using tempera from models dating from the end of the 13th century. The oak columns are originals from the 13th century. The ceiling and chimney date from the 15th century.
photos of castle chillon July 29th 2008 As promised, here are my photos from castle chillon, located in Montreux, Switzerland. Most of the captions were taken from the Chillon Castle brochure they gave us when we entered. ... read more
Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more
Welcome to my travel blog! I'm headed to Switzerland to do research in experimental high energy particle physics at CERN, a laboratory located just outside of Geneva. I'll keep you posted as my travels continue.... full info