If Château de Chillon looks
familiar, it might be because Prince Eric's castle in Disney's The Little
Mermaid was inspired by the Lake
Geneva structure. (Sorry, Ariel. Fresh-water mermaids only.) The chateau has
been in use since the Bronze Age as a fortress, arsenal, prison, and residence
for counts. Lord Byron romanticized the site in his 1816 poem "The
Prisoner of Chillon," and it remains a popular historic destination
for day-trippers from Geneva. as it's only about two hours by car, on the
opposite side of the lake from the Swiss city.
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