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An elegant lakeside town in a beautiful setting with excellent shopping and excursion possibilities.
montreux
An elegant cosmopolitan town, with a wonderful lakeside promenade lined with palm trees and flowers. Montreux enjoys superb scenery, an unusually mild climate and there is always something going on from major exhibitions to the Jazz festival in July.
INFORMATION Airport: Geneva. Local Transport: Regular trains to Geneva and regular steamer stopping at Montreux on Lake Geneva to explore the region. Fly Luggage: Operates to Montreux. Transfers: 2nd class rail transfers included. 1st class rail travel is available for a supplement of £16. Transfer time is 1¼ hours.
NB The Montreux Jazz Festival takes place between Jul04-18. During this time the resort is very busy and noise may be heard from some hotel rooms and public areas.
You cannot fail to be impressed with Montreux on the Swiss Riviera in the French speaking part of Switzerland. It has it all from the romantic castle `Château de Chillon', lakeside gardens, cafés, smart shops and restaurants. Spring and summer on this sunny side of Lake Geneva produce a profusion of scent and colour and lake steamers regularly stop in Montreux carrying visitors to a huge number of destinations including Lausanne and Geneva. There is plenty to do in Montreux itself with many concerts, theatres, art exhibitions and jazz or classical music festivals. Or simply take an after dinner stroll along the gorgeous lakeside promenade enjoying the sunset.
see & do
FOOD & DRINK Montreux is a paradise of gastronomy and wine offering a range of restaurants, terraces at the water's edge, small mountain inns plus many amazing vineyards where you can discover the delicious wines of the region. CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS The Montreux-Vevey area has been enriched by a long period of history! Precious monuments known throughout the world like the Châteade Chillon, unique museums as well as theatres, art galleries and festivals. WALKING Take the train to the alpine terrain of Château d'Oex and Gstaad for hillwalking. Alternatively numerous paths like the `High Route' and `Vine Path' bring walkers to flower displays, vineyards and lovely lakeviews.
experiences
CHOCOLATE TRAIN & GRUYÈRE A full return day trip from Montreux on this very famous train, in beautiful Belle Epoque first class railway carriages and a panoramic coach. It winds from Montreux to the picturesque village of Gruyère and the nearby town of Broc, where a visit (and tasting) is included to the Nestlé chocolate factory, reservation essential. Departures Jun 01 to Oct 31 on Wednesdays; (plus Mondays in July and August) Prices from £40 with your Half Price Swiss card. LAKE STEAMER EXCURSIONS What better way to explore other towns of the Lake Geneva region than by one of the regular lake steamers. Visit Evian, the wellknown water source and spa resort town in France; Lausanne with its impressive Olympic museum and magnificent cathedral, or Geneva with its landmark `Jet d'Eau', or the flower-filled medieval village of Yvoire. ROCHERS-DE-NAYE £16 per person. Departs: Daily. A Riviera panorama and marmot's paradise! After a journey to remember on the rock railway, apart from a unique panorama overlooking Lake Geneva and the Alps, the peak of Rochers-de-Naye also offers Marmot's Paradise with its Education Centre. This special corner of the Alpine World enables you to watch these cute animals in their parks high above Montreux plus the Rambertia alpine gardens await visitors with over 800 alpine plants from all over the world. Travel on the rock railway and all entrance fees are included.
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