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Fribourg

Fribourg is a city in Switzerland that is also the canton's capital and economic centre. The city was founded in 1157 by Herzog Berthold IV of Zaehringen. Wikivoyage

Population 39,151 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Switzerland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Switzerland
Tourist office · 480 m Fribourg Tourisme et Région

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Fribourg International Film Festival

    March – April

    The Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) is an annual film festival in Fribourg, Switzerland. It is focused on selected films from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. St Nicholas Day

    December

    St. Nicholas is the patron saint of the town of Fribourg and is celebrated every year during the first week of December throughout the region.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Fribourg); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Marché du quartier de Pérolles

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 06:30–12:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 06:30–12:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    06:30–12:00

    140 m from the centre

  • Marché du centre-ville

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 06:30–12:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    06:30–12:00

    710 m from the centre

  • Marché d'En Bas

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: 16:00–19:30
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    16:00–19:30

    1.0 km from the centre

  • Marché du quartier du Bourg / Burgquartiermarkt

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 06:30–12:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    06:30–12:00

    1.1 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 33 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Belfaux CFF 3.8 km, Belfaux-Village 3.9 km, Pensier 4.8 km, Avry-Matran 5.5 km

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