Montreux
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- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
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Introduction
Montreux is a small city along the shores of Lake Geneva, in the Swiss canton of Waadt/Vaud, in the west of the country. It has just under 25,000 inhabitants and is a popular jetset resort and also famous because of its Freddie Mercury statue, several festivals and the Deep Purple song 'Smoke on the Water'.
Neighbourhoods
Sights and Activities
- Château de Chillon
- Place du Marché, with the statue of Freddie Mercury
- The centre with its pastel buildings
- Views of The Alps
- Walking along Lake Geneva
Events and Festivals
- Montreux Film Festival
- The Golden Rose Festival, annually in Spring
- The Golden Award of Montreux, annually in April
- Montreux Jazz Festival - annually in July
- Freddie Mercury's Montreux Memorial Day, annually during the first weekend of September
Weather
Summers in Montreux are from June to early September when daytime temperatures are mostly between 20 and 25 °C and nights are around 10-12 °C. Winters last from December to early March when it's around 3 or 4 °C during the day and few degrees below zero at night. Precipitation is fairly common throughout most of the year, although spring and summer are just slightly drier. Average monthly rain/snowfall is around 60-70mm.
Getting There
By Plane
The Geneva Cointrin International Airport (GVA) is the main gateway, just about 70km away near Geneva. From here, dozens of airlines serve cities in Europe and further away. Lowcost airline Easyjet has many flights to/from Ajaccio, Alicante, Amsterdam, Asturias, Barcelona, Bastia, Belfast, Berlin, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Bournemouth, Bristol, Brussels, Budapest, Cagliari, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ibiza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Liverpool, London, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Nantes, Naples, Newcastle, Nice, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Porto, Rome, Sharm el Sheikh, Split, Stockholm and Toulouse. Some of them are seasonal only. Many other airlines mainly serve European destinations (as far away as Moscow and Reykjavik.
Cities further away include Montreal, Toronto, Algiers, Mauritius, New York, Tel Aviv, Cairo, Kuwait, Tehran, Beirut, Amman, Riyadh, several places in Tunisia and Morocco, and Tashkent.
By Train
The Swiss Federal Railways has regular connections to Geneva (hourly, about 70 minutes) and Lausanne (thrice an hour, 25 minutes), with connections to other destinations, both domestically and internationally.
By Car
Montreux is just west of the A9, which connects Lausanne with Martigny.
By Bus
The Postbus has domestic connections from Montreux.
By Boat
Eat
Drink
Sleep
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hôtel Bristol | Avenue de Chillon 63 | Hotel | 80 |
| Hôtel de Chailly | Route des Châtaigniers | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Helvetie | Avenue du Casino 32 Montreux | Hotel | 72 |
| Youth Hostel Montreux | Passage de l auberge 8 | Hostel | 79 |
Work
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