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Château de Chillon
Medieval castle on a rock in Lake Léman, in Veytaux, residence of the Counts of Savoy and later of the Bernese bailiffs, with painted rooms, a chapel and the dungeon that inspired Lord Byron.
Vaud · Switzerland
Montreux
In the destination Lausanne and Montreux.
In the photo: Lakeside walk on Lake Léman, Montreux
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The city
What to expect from Montreux.
City on the Riviera of Vaud, where Lake Léman meets the mountains, known for its Belle Époque hotels and the Montreux Jazz Festival in July. It has the Freddie Mercury statue and the former Queen studio on the waterfront, the Château de Chillon 3 km away and the rack railway to the Rochers-de-Naye. From here depart the GoldenPass Express to Interlaken and trips to Vevey, with Chaplin's World and the Alimentarium.
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The local experience
What to see in Montreux
Waterfront
Quai de Montreux et statue de Freddie Mercury
The lakeside promenade in central Montreux, with flower beds, the covered market and the 3-metre statue of Freddie Mercury facing the lake.
Museum
Queen: The Studio Experience
Exhibition at the Casino Barrière de Montreux, in the rooms of the former Mountain Studios, where Queen recorded from 1978 to 1995, featuring handwritten lyrics, instruments and the band's costumes.
Event
Montreux Jazz Festival
Music festival created in 1967 that takes over Montreux for two weeks in July, with shows at the Auditorium Stravinski and the Montreux Jazz Lab and open-air stages along the quays.
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Event
Montreux Noël
Christmas market on Montreux's waterfront, from late November until December 24, with more than 150 chalets between the boat quay and the Place du Marché and a Santa Claus who crosses the city's sky.
Mountain
Rochers-de-Naye
Summit of 2,042 m above Montreux, reached by rack railway in about 55 minutes, with views of the Léman and the Alps, marmot enclosures and the alpine garden La Rambertia.
Panoramic train
GoldenPass Express
Panoramic train that connects Montreux to Interlaken Ost without changing trains, in about 3 hours 15 minutes, passing through Montbovon, Château-d'Oex, Gstaad and Zweisimmen, where the carriages change gauge.
Panoramic train
Chocolate Train
Day tour departing from Montreux in a Belle Époque carriage to Montbovon, followed by a bus to Gruyères, including the Maison du Gruyère, and a visit to the Maison Cailler chocolate factory in Broc.
Museum
Chaplin's World
The Charlie Chaplin museum at the Manoir de Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey, the house where he lived with his family from 1953 until his death in 1977, featuring a recreated film studio and a park with lake views.
Museum
Alimentarium
Food museum on Vevey's lakeside, in a 1921 neoclassical building that was Nestlé's first headquarters, known for the 8-metre stainless-steel fork embedded in the lake.