This chocolate factory in western Switzerland has a fun multimedia tour telling the history of chocolate. It explains the chocolate making process through personal stories, which is more compelling than dry facts.

Although you can't see the live factory floor, you can observe chocolate being made in sample machines and watch videos of more chocolate machines. At the end of the tour, you can sample lots of chocolate.

They offer chocolate workshops, which are best booked in advance. If you can't get a spot, you can always impromptu decorate chocolate bars in the shop.

They have a large shop with special Cailler chocolates you can only buy here, a cafe with hot chocolate and chocolate snacks, and a fun playground. For more fun, try the chocolate-themed Escape Room in a vintage train car outside the museum - our family loved that!

• Tip: We recommend combining this with a visit to the adorable hilltop village of Gruyères and the nearby La Maison du Gruyeres cheese factory .

Practical Info

Location: Rue Jules Bellet 7, 1636 Broc • Broc-Fabrique train station

Good day trip from Montreux (1h30), Lausanne (1h15), Bern (1h20) or Geneva (2h).

Open: year round, daily from 10:00 - 18:00 (until 17:00 from Nov-Mar)

Tickets: best to book your tickets in advance, so can reserve a time slot (every 15 minutes). Free entrance with Swiss Travel Pass. Discount with SBB Railaway offer.

Website: cailler.ch

➡️ Learn more in my Maison Cailler article on SwissFamilyFun.com