Murten, Switzerland

Murten is the first medieval village we have been to in Switzerland, but we felt right at home because they speak German. It is situated between Berne and Lausanne, and is the capital of the Lake District. It is situated right on the Lake of Murten, hence how it got its name.

The little cobblestone city center is charming. 

I like how they added lots of color to make the windows pop!

We took a walk along the ramparts where we got a great view to survey the town and man-oh-man there are lots of chimneys!  Look back at the roof of the German church, the six-sided "star of David" isn't a Jewish symbol, but it recalls the star that guided the wise men to Bethlehem on the first Christmas.

We kept walking and found their city hall, so pretty, I would be the mayor to work in this building.

They have little shops in all the little alleyways, we were impressed by the cello maker, I can only imagine how much his hand-carved cellos' sell for-a pretty penny that's for sure.

We visited the town castle, which houses the police station in a former prison and shows off an impressive gun from 1882, plus a lovely lakeside view (our intro photo!).

mug shot:

Before lunch we went to check out the city's working water mill

 pretty schnazzy

Stomachs grumbling we were ready for a good hearty lunch, and TripAdvisor never lets us down. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at Freiburger Falle!  We are getting excited for what's about to come...

We shared a Rösti, which was like a hashbrown, with bacon, ham, alpine cheese, topped with a fried egg, it was dang good!

and a classique fondue with crusty bread and pototates

A trip to Murten wasn't going to be complete without stopping in at a local bakery: we went to Aebersold for the regional specialty of nidlechueche-a sweet, doughy creme tart.  It kinda tasted like caramel cheese on top of an angel food cake.  We prefer chocolate.

...And that's Murten for ya, a cute little town that was fun to walk around!