Walks along the Swiss Riviera - Montreux - Chillon Castle - Vevey

The Swiss or Vaadt Riviera (French Riviera vaudoise) is a strip of coastal resorts located along the northeastern shore of Lake Lehman, the southern shore of Lake Geneva belongs to France.

The centre of the Swiss Riviera is Montreux. Many famous cultural figures Vladimir Nabokov, Igor Stravinsky, Charlie Chaplin, Freddie Mercury, Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn chose their place of residence.

We will walk along the lake, where the luxurious mansions of Belle Epoque are located: the Grand Hotel Suisse-Majestic, built in 1870, Eden Palace - in 1896.

Visit the Place du Marché, where on the luxurious embankment of Lake Geneva there is a statue of the outstanding singer Freddie Mercury, who settled in Montreux for 13 years.

We will see the luxury hotel "Montreux Palace", in the building of which the Montreux Convention on the status of the Black Sea straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelles was signed. In the same, one of the most beautiful hotels in the city, Vladimir Nabokov, the famous Russian-American writer lived with his wife for 17 years.

Near Montreux, at the very edge of the water, stands the majestic Chillon Castle. We are waiting for a tour of the medieval Chillon Castle of the 13th century, which for a long time was the patrimony of the Savoy Counts, and then a prison. The castle began to be built in the 8th century, many times rebuilt, served as a place of tribute, located on a strategically important road. You can walk through the old halls of the castle, preserved from the era of the Dukes of Savoy, go down to the basement, which served as the place of imprisonment of the Chillon prisoner. The prisoner was François Bonivard, a Genevan abbot, historian and politician, who was held here from 1530 to 1536. Iron rings still hang from one of the columns in the dungeon.

Next we will visit Vevey, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and surrounded by vineyards. We will see the Grand-Place Square, there is a cafe, in which Jean Jacques Rousseau himself loved to visit, we will learn the history of the Russian Church of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, built by Count P. P. Shuvalov, in memory of his daughter.

We will walk along the promenade, where we will see an 8-meter fork installed in the lake opposite the Nutrition Museum Alimentarium.

On the embankment of Lake Geneva is a monument to the great Charlie Chaplin, who lived in Vevey for the last 30 years. Vevey is the birthplace of baby food and milk chocolate. It is here that the headquarters of the company Nestlé, named in honor of Henri Nestlé – the man who made a real revolution in nutrition. Trying to get a nutritious mixture, he mixed cow’s milk, flour and sugar and many children survived thanks to his invention.

The Swiss or Vaadt Riviera (French Riviera vaudoise) is a strip of coastal resorts located along the northeastern shore of Lake Lehman, the southern shore of Lake Geneva belongs to France.

The centre of the Swiss Riviera is Montreux. Many famous cultural figures Vladimir Nabokov, Igor Stravinsky, Charlie Chaplin, Freddie Mercury, Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn chose their place of residence.

We will walk along the lake, where the luxurious mansions of Belle Epoque are located: the Grand Hotel Suisse-Majestic, built in 1870, Eden Palace - in 1896.

Visit the Place du Marché, where on the luxurious embankment of Lake Geneva there is a statue of the outstanding singer Freddie Mercury, who settled in Montreux for 13 years.

We will see the luxury hotel "Montreux Palace", in the building of which the Montreux Convention on the status of the Black Sea straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelles was signed. In the same, one of the most beautiful hotels in the city, Vladimir Nabokov, the famous Russian-American writer lived with his wife for 17 years.

Near Montreux, at the very edge of the water, stands the majestic Chillon Castle. We are waiting for a tour of the medieval Chillon Castle of the 13th century, which for a long time was the patrimony of the Savoy Counts, and then a prison. The castle began to be built in the 8th century, many times rebuilt, served as a place of tribute, located on a strategically important road. You can walk through the old halls of the castle, preserved from the era of the Dukes of Savoy, go down to the basement, which served as the place of imprisonment of the Chillon prisoner. The prisoner was François Bonivard, a Genevan abbot, historian and politician, who was held here from 1530 to 1536. Iron rings still hang from one of the columns in the dungeon.

Next we will visit Vevey, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and surrounded by vineyards. We will see the Grand-Place Square, there is a cafe, in which Jean Jacques Rousseau himself loved to visit, we will learn the history of the Russian Church of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, built by Count P. P. Shuvalov, in memory of his daughter.

We will walk along the promenade, where we will see an 8-meter fork installed in the lake opposite the Nutrition Museum Alimentarium.

On the embankment of Lake Geneva is a monument to the great Charlie Chaplin, who lived in Vevey for the last 30 years. Vevey is the birthplace of baby food and milk chocolate. It is here that the headquarters of the company Nestlé, named in honor of Henri Nestlé – the man who made a real revolution in nutrition. Trying to get a nutritious mixture, he mixed cow’s milk, flour and sugar and many children survived thanks to his invention.

At your service is a comfortable car:

Mercedes-Benz V-Class, 8-seat cabin.

Wi-Fi in the interior of the car

Child seats

Free drinking water