Travel Guide
Montreux
Switzerland
Best time to go: May–September, December
Sights
- Chillon Castle – A castle on a rock in the lake.
- Lakeside promenade – Flowers, palms and views of the Alps.
- Freddie Mercury statue – The singer lived and worked here.
- Rochers-de-Naye – A summit with a marmot park and views over Lake Geneva.
- Vevey – The fork in the lake and Chaplin's World.
- Montreux Jazz Festival – Every July – with plenty of open stages by the lake.
Food & nightlife
- Filets de perche – Perch fillets with lemon and fries by the lake.
- Wine tasting in Lavaux – Winemakers' cellars in the terraced villages.
- Christmas market – In December, stalls by the lake and up on Rochers-de-Naye.
- Terrace cafés – An ice cream with views of the Dents du Midi.
Day trips
- Gruyères – A medieval village with a cheese dairy.
- GoldenPass Express – A panoramic train via Gstaad to the Bernese Oberland.
- Les Pléiades – A viewpoint mountain with fields of narcissi in spring.
Good to know
- When to go
- May–September, December
- Getting around
- The lakeside promenade on foot; a rack railway up Rochers-de-Naye and a panoramic train towards Gstaad.
- Tipping
- Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.
- Power
- Plug type J/C, 230 V.
- Currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
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More in Switzerland
- Zurich
- Bern
- Lucerne
- Basel
- Geneva
- Lausanne
- Lugano
- Locarno
- Appenzell
- Zermatt
- Saas-Fee
- Arosa
- Davos
- St. Moritz
- Laax
- Interlaken
- Grindelwald
- Engelberg
- Verbier
- St. Gallen
- Schaffhausen
- Neuchâtel
- Fribourg
- Bellinzona
- Leukerbad
- Solothurn
- Thun
- Chur
- Sion
- Aletsch Arena
- Gstaad
- Adelboden
- Morat
- Gruyères
- Andermatt
- Scuol
- Lenzerheide
- Winterthur
- Crans-Montana
General tips without guarantee – please check opening times and prices locally.