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Cailler House
The Maison Cailler is a museum dedicated to chocolate and the history of the Cailler company in the town of Broc inside the Gruyère region.
The chocolate production plant with the structure housing the cashbox in the foreground.
Weather
Access
Large parking lot 5 minutes from the museum.
Tourist attraction
The Cailler House is the tourist attraction generating the most visitors in French-speaking or Western Switzerland with 410,000 admissions in 2016 before Chillon Castle and its 370,000 admissions. It is located on the same site as the Cailler manufacturing plant employing 400 people in Broc next to Bulle.
The Cailler House.
Museum
The museum is divided into 4 parts, the first two are made up of audiovisual animations and the last two allow visitors to obtain information by approaching points of interest with their audioguide. Visits take place at regular intervals and in several languages.
An audioguide.
The 4 main parts of the museum are as follows:
- Discovery of cocoa
- Cailler’s story
- Making of chocolate
- Tastings
Discovery of cocoa by the Spanish conquistadors
Cailler’s story
François-Louis Cailler founded a modern chocolate factory in 1819. In 1929, the Cailler company merged with Nestlé.
People involved in the manufacture of chocolate
From the picking of the cocoa to its delivery.
Tasting of the different Cailler chocolates
Tasting of different Cailler chocolates such as the Frigor or Femina series. You can follow the robotic production of chocolate bars.
Chocolate tasting.
The robot making small chocolate bars.
Creation workshop
A fee-based chocolate creation workshop is also available by reservation.
The workshop of the Cailler House.
Shop
There is a shop where you can buy all kinds of Cailler chocolates.
Playground
Outside the museum, a playground in Cailler’s colours.
Video
A video of the visit to the Cailler House.
Attractions in the canton of Fribourg
Attractions in the region of Gruyère
