Château de la Grande Riedera hosts seminars for 10 to 50 people, weddings, banquets, concerts and company parties in a manor built in the 17th century. It stands at Chemin de la Riedera 10 in Le Mouret, in the canton of Fribourg. The attic hall takes about 100 at a banquet and the gardens take up to 200 for an aperitif.
Seminars and company events
The château offers four seminar rooms for 10 to 50 people, with Wi-Fi across the whole site. A projector, a screen and a flip chart can be rented. The estate describes a private setting with landscaped gardens and a large inner courtyard, 20 minutes from the centers of Fribourg and Bulle. Food service follows your wishes, from a coffee break to a meal at the château. Coffee break formulas and aperitif proposals are listed on the site. The site also mentions staff parties and anniversaries as use cases, and the team helps to find team-building activities nearby.
Weddings and receptions
The château markets itself for wedding aperitifs and wedding banquets, christenings, birthdays and jubilees. The main hall sits in the attic of the manor and covers 150 square meters. The two landscaped gardens, to the south and the north, have old trees, lawns and basins, and hold up to 200 people for an aperitif. A chapel and a bread oven stand on the grounds. Three tents of 3 by 3 meters and one of 3 by 6 meters can be hired.
Rooms and capacities
The festival hall seats about 100 at a banquet, with 90 upholstered chairs listed, takes 150 to 200 standing for an aperitif and 100 to 130 for a concert. Furniture is included: rectangular and round tables and 100 upholstered chairs, plus a kitchen on the second floor with a dishwasher, fridge, oven and hob. Keys are handed over the evening before from 3 p.m. and the hall is returned by 11 a.m. the day after. Other spaces named on the site are the Salle des Poyas and the Salle des Chevaux, both in the former stables, and the three vaulted cellars of the manor.
Accommodation
The former farmhouse is a bed and breakfast with six double rooms and a dormitory with eight beds under the roof. The manor adds three historic rooms with painted ceilings and private bathrooms. That makes nine rooms plus eight dormitory beds. Rooms are booked by phone on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by email, and breakfast is served.
Catering
For banquets the château works with accredited caterers, listed on the site. For seminars it offers its own food service, from coffee breaks to meals.
History and setting
The manor dates from the 17th century and stands on a small rise among fields. The estate groups a chapel, the manor, the former stables and the farmhouse. The nearby Fribourg region offers the Gruyère area, Fribourg and Murten.
Getting there
The château is a 15 to 20 minute drive from Fribourg and about 25 minutes from Bulle.
