Stockalper Castle – Brig
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Stockalper Castle is situated in a beautiful garden in the center of Brig in Switzerland, Europe. It was built between 1658 and 1678, in baroque style, by Kaspar von Jodok Stockalper, a very powerful family, who made the castle his residence. Stockalper Castle is one of the most beautiful castles in Switzerland, surrounded by a Baroque garden which is composed of roses, vineyards and fountains.
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