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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Gland

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Gland, Switzerland

Updated April 20, 2015

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Villa Rose

Gland, Switzerland

Villa Rose

This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.

Toblerone Line

Gland, Switzerland

Toblerone Line

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

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Hotel Arbez

Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.

9 miles from Gland

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Audrey Hepburn’s Grave

The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.

11 miles from Gland

Villa Diodati.

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Villa Diodati

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

14 miles from Gland

Miquel Barceló’s ceiling at the UN headquarters in Geneva.

Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Ceiling

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

14 miles from Gland

The Bodmer Library

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The Bodmer Library

A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.

14 miles from Gland

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