Travel Guide
Morat
Switzerland
Best time to go: May–September
Sights
- Town walls – Walkable town walls with views over the roofs and the lake.
- Main street with arcades – A medieval street lined with arcades.
- Lakeshore – Swimming, walking and boating on Lake Murten.
- Murten Castle – A Savoyard castle at the edge of the old town.
- Murten Museum – The story of the Battle of Murten in 1476.
- Mont Vully – A vine-covered hill between Lakes Murten and Neuchâtel.
Food & nightlife
- Vully cake – A yeast cake topped with cream and sugar.
- Vully wine – Chasselas and red wines from Mont Vully.
- Lake perch – In the restaurants by the harbour.
- Seeland vegetables – Fresh from «Switzerland's vegetable garden».
Day trips
- Avenches – The Roman amphitheatre of the former capital Aventicum.
- Three Lakes cruise – Across Lakes Murten, Neuchâtel and Biel.
- Papiliorama – A tropical dome full of butterflies in Kerzers.
Good to know
- When to go
- May–September
- Getting around
- The little town on foot; boats across Lake Murten and through the canals to Neuchâtel and Biel.
- Tipping
- Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.
- Power
- Plug type J/C, 230 V.
- Currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
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More in Switzerland
- Zurich
- Bern
- Lucerne
- Basel
- Geneva
- Lausanne
- Montreux
- Lugano
- Locarno
- Appenzell
- Zermatt
- Saas-Fee
- Arosa
- Davos
- St. Moritz
- Laax
- Interlaken
- Grindelwald
- Engelberg
- Verbier
- St. Gallen
- Schaffhausen
- Neuchâtel
- Fribourg
- Bellinzona
- Leukerbad
- Solothurn
- Thun
- Chur
- Sion
- Aletsch Arena
- Gstaad
- Adelboden
- Gruyères
- Andermatt
- Scuol
- Lenzerheide
- Winterthur
- Crans-Montana
General tips without guarantee – please check opening times and prices locally.