Vullierens Castle, its Gardens and its Art

30 April 2024

Every town, village, and even hamlet in Switzerland has one or more historical, cultural, or natural peculiarities. What they all have in common is the floral scenery and image.

The town of Morges (canton of Vaud) on Lake Geneva is known, among other things, for its annual tulip festival, Audrey Hepburn’s 1969 wedding and the Dutch general in French and then Swiss service Hendrick Jan van Oyen (1750-1821).

Lake Geneva’s shores are one flower festival, from Montreux to Geneva, with a beautiful botanical garden.

Inland and just a few kilometres from Morges stands the castle of Vullierens. It takes its name from the village of Vullierens. In Roman times, a Roman villa stood on the site of the castle.

1712, the owner built a new castle based on the French model. The same family still owns the castle, which is not open to the public.

The immediate cause was the construction of a new castle in nearby L’Isle.

However, the gardens and parks are open to the public. They offer stunning views of the Alps, Mont Blanc, and Lake Geneva and are a destination for lovers of flowers, trees and plants, architecture, and sculpture.

Besides one of the largest iris collections in Europe, which has more than 400 different species, some 110,000 flowers create a mosaic of colours in impressive rose gardens, tulip fields, rhododendrons, and various other species.

(Source and further information: Château de Vullierens)

The castle