Montreux, Switzerland

Walk in the footsteps of music legends

Freddie Mercury, Deep Purple, Miles Davis, Stravinsky… Montreux inspired and hosted the greatest. Explore their landmark locations with our interactive maps.

Explore the musical sites Around me

227 mapped musical sitesExplore the map →

The music places map

Statues, studios, plaques and hidden gems: every place is geolocated, with a photo, its story and walking directions from where you stand.

Explore by theme

Memorials & tributes49 Venues & stages78 Museums, studios & shops32 Festivals & events23 Homes, hotels & restaurants33 Towns & landscapes12

Explore by genre

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Explore by artist

Queen, Bowie, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis… Pick an artist and find all their Montreux places.

Freddie Mercury Claude Nobs Queen David Bowie The Rolling Stones Pierre Keller Keith Haring Michael Jackson All artists →

Coming up in Montreux

14 – 17 October 2026

Quiet Tree

Théâtre de l’Oriental

The trio Quiet Tree, with Marc Méan (piano, synthesizer), Simon Spiess (saxophone) and Jonas Ruther (drums), in residence during the Live in Vevey season. Several evenings at the Théâtre de l’Oriental, free entry, at 8.30pm.

14 October 2026

David Munnelly

Le Bout du Monde

Accordionist David Munnelly pays tribute to the traditional music of his native Ireland, each composition telling its own musical story. At Le Bout du Monde, at 9pm.

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The music recorded in Montreux

Seven Queen albums, Bowie’s Berlin trilogy, “Smoke on the Water”: the music played and composed on the Riviera, with the place and year of each recording.

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