Moléson-sur-Gruyères suits families wanting a small ski and walking base below the Moléson peak, in the municipality of Gruyères. Homes are small, none has a pool, and at about 1,100 metres the resort sits low for skiing.
Moléson-sur-Gruyères is a village at 1,132 metres in the canton of Fribourg, south of Bulle, below the Moléson, which reaches 2,002 metres. In winter it works as a ski resort, with eight lifts, about 30 km of pistes and two toboggan runs. A funicular climbs from the village to Plan-Francey and a cable car continues up the mountain, where you can hike, bike, ski, eat or stay overnight at the top. All the homes here are in the one village, none sleeps more than six, and few have a garden.
A medieval village with a car-free centre, a castle with eight centuries of history, and fondue moitié-moitié in its restaurants.
A show dairy in Gruyères where visitors can watch the cheese being made.
On the way up to Gruyères castle, devoted to HR Giger, the artist who created the alien figure.
Geneva Airport to the town of Gruyères takes about 1 hour 25 minutes by car, or around 2 hours 40 minutes by train via Palézieux. Moléson-sur-Gruyères is a separate village in the same municipality, south of Bulle, and the funicular leaves from the village.
For modest skiing and sledging, yes. The resort sits at around 1,100 metres, with eight lifts, about 30 km of pistes and two easy to intermediate toboggan runs. At that altitude, check snow conditions before booking a ski week.
They share a municipality, with Moléson south of Bulle. Gruyères has a car-free medieval centre, a castle and a show dairy, and the DayPass La Gruyère covers a day of local public transport plus entry to the castle and the Maison du Gruyère.
It is a single-track funicular, 1,350 metres long, opened in 1998 to replace a 1960s aerial cableway, running from the village up to Plan-Francey at 1,520 metres. A cable car then continues towards the 2,002 metre summit.
Yes, for walking, biking and a cheese stop. At the top of the Moléson you can hike, bike or eat, and the alpine dairy there still makes cheese over a wood fire.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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