How to visit the Cailler Chocolate Factory (Switzerland): schedules, prices

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 get to historic Cailler building, and you enter the modern semi-detached building that gives access to the visit of the factory museum, you quickly understand what I just told you.

I can tell you in advance that it will give you the feeling of being in front of a real Theme Park dedicated to chocolate.

And if you are passionate about chocolate, you will find yourself in front of a true temple where you can not only discover the Chocolate's story, a product originally from America with a long tradition in Switzerland, but also taste a huge variety of chocolates, bonbons, etc...

La Cailler Chocolate Factory It is located in the small town of Broc, , Near Gruyères, historic medieval town with a castle and headquarters of the production of the famous cheese of the same name, all in the swiss freiburg region.

This is the experience of visiting the Cailler Chocolates factory.

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

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

After experience of our visitI can tell you that throughout the year there are hundreds of tourists who have arrived by coach, and school groups are also common.

Cailler Factory Museum with audiovisual

This route is actually a guided tour in which you go from room to room, where you carry out a trip through time 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 brought to Europe.

For its part, Cailler is oldest Swiss chocolate brand which 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 various curiosities about chocolate, such as its production process and how 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 true last stage is the enormous chocolate shop, very popular with tourists, where you can buy any of their preparations.

Keep in mind that, in total, the factory visit can take between an hour and an hour and a half.

Cailler factory visiting hours

The  Visiting hours of the Cailler chocolate factory They are, from April to October, from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. (last entry at 17 p.m.); and from November to March, from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m. (last entry, one hour before).

La Cailler Factory It opens every day of the year, except December 25 and January 1.

Here you can consult the ticket prices and purchase them in advance of your visit.

Photos Cailler Factory

Below you have more photos of the Cailler chocolate factory that you can visit near Gruyere in Switzerland.