The Château de Prangins was built in the 18th century by Louis Guiguer, a Swiss banker living in Paris, and has hosted illustrious guests from Voltaire to Joseph Bonaparte. This national historical monument, standing on an elevated position above Lake Geneva, is now a historical museum, presenting the history of Switzerland from 1750 to 1920 in around 40 rooms. Displays cover a variety of themes from economy and education to health, tourism and emigration, with exhibits ranging from a Breguet wall clock and a hail cannon to a reproduction 19th-century grocer's shop of colonial goods. The castle is set in a romantic park, and boasts the largest traditional kitchen garden in Switzerland.

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