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Statue
Montreux
Must-see
Place du Marché, Montreux
The famous three-metre bronze statue of Freddie Mercury is the work of Czech sculptor Irena Sedlecká. Unveiled in November 1996 by Brian May, in the presence of Montserrat…
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Bust
Montreux
Must-see
Quai de Vernex, Montreux
The work of Montreux sculptor Bernard Bavaud, this bust was donated in 1996 by the Association of Friends of the Montreux Jazz Festival for the festival’s 30th edition.
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Bust
Montreux
Quai de Vernex, Montreux
Unveiled in 2013, this bust of the German composer Richard Strauss is the work of Montreux sculptor Bernard Bavaud, donated by the association of Friends of Richard Strauss.
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SculptureTemporarily unavailable
Montreux
Quai de Vernex, Montreux
This giant saxophone with colourful psychedelic patterns was installed on the quays in 2014, for the bicentenary of the birth of Adolphe Sax, the Belgian instrument maker born in…
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Bust
Montreux
Port du Basset, Clarens
The great German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, a legendary figure of twentieth-century conducting and long-time director of the Berlin Philharmonic, chose Clarens, on the…
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Statue
Montreux
Must-see
Devant l'Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux
Igor Stravinsky lived in Clarens in the early twentieth century: it was there that he composed most of “The Rite of Spring” (1912-1913), the work that caused a scandal in Paris…
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Bust
Montreux
Jardin du Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
The bust of B.B. King shows him with Lucille, his legendary guitar. The work of sculptor Marco Zeno, it honours one of the greatest regulars of the Montreux Jazz Festival: the…
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Bust
Montreux
Jardin du Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
Microphone in hand and arm raised, the queen of soul sings for eternity in the garden of the Montreux Palace. This bust of Aretha Franklin, sculpted by Marco Zeno and donated by…
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Bust
Montreux
Jardin du Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
This bust of the “First Lady of Song” is the work of sculptor Danièle Lauffer, installed on 11 July 2007 in the Palace garden thanks to Barbara J.
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Bust
Montreux
Jardin du Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
Arms raised to the sky, a huge smile and his guitar held close: the bust of Carlos Santana, sculpted by Marco Zeno and unveiled in July 2012, breathes the joy that characterises…
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Bust
Montreux
Jardin du Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
Head thrown back in laughter, hands on a bronze keyboard: the bust of Ray Charles captures the genius of soul in his element. The work of Marco Zeno, donated by Barbara J.
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Bust
Montreux
Jardin du Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
Arms raised like a conductor, the bust of Quincy Jones salutes one of the greatest producers in the history of music, sculpted by Marco Zeno.
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Statue
Montreux
Jardin du Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
Harmonica to his lips and torso thrown back, this life-size statue of Claude Nobs (1936-2013), the work of Andreas Altmann unveiled in 2017, watches over the Palace garden and its…
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Public garden & jazz pantheon
Montreux
Must-see
Jardin du Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
In front of the Belle Époque façade of the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace lies a garden open to all, along the lakefront.
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Bust
Montreux
Casino Barrière, Montreux
Producer and sound engineer at Mountain Studios for two decades, David Richards (1956-2013) shaped the sound of dozens of albums recorded in Montreux: he worked with Queen on…
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Plaque
Montreux
Av. de Chillon 78, Territet
On 4 December 1971 the Casino de Montreux burned down during a Frank Zappa concert: a member of the audience had fired a flare into the ceiling.
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Tribute wall
Montreux
Must-see
Casino Barrière, Montreux
This tribute wall gathers the messages, dedications and drawings of Freddie Mercury and Queen fans from all over the world.
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Street art
Montreux
Rue de la Rouvenettaz 1, Montreux
This street-art mural pays tribute to B.B. King, blues legend and a regular of the Montreux Jazz Festival, where he performed countless times.
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Memorial bench
Montreux
Quai de Territet, Montreux
This silhouette bench is part of the “Rencontres & Inspiration” trail, which dots the Riviera with figures of the celebrities who found inspiration in Montreux, from Victor Hugo…
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Memorial bench
Montreux
Quai du Casino, Montreux
Another stage of the “Rencontres & Inspiration” trail, this silhouette bench honours Claude Nobs (1936-2013), the founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, a stone’s throw from the…
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Cemetery
Montreux
Chemin du Batailleux, Clarens
In this peaceful cemetery above Clarens, surrounded by greenery with Lake Geneva below, rests David Richards (1956-2013), the producer and sound engineer who kept Mountain Studios…
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Public park
Montreux
Rue du Torrent, Clarens
This public park in Clarens honours Jean Villard, known as Gilles (1895-1982), a songwriter and poet born in Montreux.
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Plaque
Montreux
Avenue Claude-Nobs, Montreux
In 2013, a few months after the death of Claude Nobs, Montreux renamed a stretch of its Grand-Rue “Avenue Claude Nobs”, between the Rue du Lac and the foot of the Avenue de la…
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Plaque
Montreux
Rue du Sacre du Printemps, Tavel, Clarens
It was in the Tavel district, above Clarens, that Igor Stravinsky lived and worked during his Montreux years. He stayed in particular at the Les Tilleuls guesthouse, where he…
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Guided tour
Montreux
Place du Marché, Montreux
The great metal hall on the Place du Marché, one of the symbols of the Montreux lakeside, stands a few metres from the Freddie Mercury statue.
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Street art
Montreux
Café du Grütli, vieille ville, Montreux
In 2000, Claude Nobs fell for the drawings of Albin Christen: the poetic, teeming world of the Lausanne artist illustrated the poster of the 34th Montreux Jazz Festival, a round…
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Landmark structure / concert posterNot open to visitors
Montreux
Autoroute A9, Veytaux, Villeneuve
Opened in 1969, the twin Chillon viaducts sweep their concrete curves above the vineyards and the lake, just behind the castle: a feat of engineering that became, almost by…
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School / place of learningNot open to visitors
Montreux
Rue de la Gare 33, 1820 Montreux
The Collège de Montreux, on the Rue de la Gare, still takes in secondary-school pupils. For the history of song it matters because a director and his son left their mark there…
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Alpine garden, Rochers-de-Naye
Montreux
Rochers-de-Naye, Montreux
Perched at 2,045 metres on the summit of the Rochers-de-Naye, reached from Montreux by rack railway, this alpine botanical garden is one of the oldest in Switzerland.
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Historic site / Square
Montreux
Quai du Débarcadère, 1820 Montreux
On 6 June 1954, it was from Montreux that the very first broadcast of the Eurovision network went out, created by the European Broadcasting Union.
Lakeside quay
Montreux
Must-see
Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Montreux
On the flowered quays of Montreux, a section of the lakeside promenade bears the name of Ernest Ansermet (1883-1969).
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Sculpture
Montreux
Jardins du Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
An orange polka-dot heart set on a blue note, cut from steel, on a yellow plinth bearing a handwritten line: “Montreux Jazz Festival, 40 years”.
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Kinetic installation
Montreux
Quai Edouard Jacoud, 1820 Montreux
“Allô Claude” is a red telephone box that the Montreux artist Pascal Bettex has packed with small objects: a record, a train, a motorbike, a harmonica, a saxophone, bicycle…
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Park and cemetery
Montreux
Parc des Roses, Territet, 1820 Montreux
By the lake in Territet, the Parc des Roses brings together, in a single green setting, the marble statue of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sissi, and a small old cemetery…
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Guided tour
Montreux
Départ : Casino Barrière de Montreux, Rue du Théâtre 9, 1820 Montreux
Montreux Jazz Origins opens the doors of original, sometimes private places, all linked to the origins of the Montreux Jazz Festival and to its creator, Claude Nobs.
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Immersive journey
Montreux
Vieille ville, 1820 Montreux
“This is not a guided tour.” Montreux Secrets is a performance-like experience blending art, music and history.
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Train halt, tribute to Claude Nobs
Montreux
Ligne Montreux–Rochers-de-Naye (MGN), Haut-de-Caux, 1824 Caux
In June 2015, the GoldenPass company dedicated to Claude Nobs (1936-2013), founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, its railcar 301 and a halt on the…
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“Rencontres & Inspiration” silhouette
Vevey
Quai Perdonnet 19, Vevey
The silhouette is part of the “Rencontres & Inspiration” trail, which dots the Riviera with figures who lived or stayed here.
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Statue
Vevey
Must-see
Quai Perdonnet, 1800 Vevey
Bowler hat, cane and duck-footed walk: Charlie Chaplin’s tramp has watched over the Vevey quays since 1982, facing the lake and a few steps from the Fork planted in the water.
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Lakeside quay
Vevey
Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Vevey
Ernest Ansermet (1883-1969) was a son of Vevey, born into a family of amateur musicians. His home town dedicated a quay to him along Lake Geneva, just as Vevey elsewhere keeps the…
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Street
Vevey
Rue Clara-Haskil, Vevey
Clara Haskil (1895-1960), one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, celebrated above all for her Mozart, took refuge in Vevey at the end of 1942 and lived there until…
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Avenue
Vevey
Avenue Gustave-Doret, Vevey
Gustave Doret (1866-1943), a composer and conductor born in Aigle, wrote the music for two Vevey Winegrowers’ Festivals, in 1905 and 1927.
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Boulevard
Vevey
Boulevard Paderewski, Vevey
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), an adored pianist, composer and briefly head of the Polish government, lived from 1899 at Riond-Bosson, near Morges.
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Garden
Vevey
Jardin Doret, quai de Vevey
On the Vevey quays, facing Lake Geneva and the Alps, the Jardin Doret recalls Gustave Doret (1866-1943), the composer of two Winegrowers’ Festivals.
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Bust
Vevey
Fontaine des Trois Couronnes, quai Perdonnet, Vevey
In front of the Hôtel des Trois Couronnes, on the Vevey quay, a bronze bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), the work of the Zurich sculptor Alphons Friedrich Magg…
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Island / album sleeve
Villeneuve
Lac Léman, au large de Villeneuve
Set offshore from Villeneuve, at the eastern end of Lake Geneva and some five hundred metres from the mouth of the Eau Froide, the Île de Peilz is the smallest and the only…
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“Rencontres & Inspiration” silhouette
Blonay
Parc Mon Foyer, Blonay
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) is one of the major composers of the twentieth century, and was also a violist, violinist, teacher and conductor.
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Cemetery
Corsier-sur-Vevey
Cimetière de Corsier-sur-Vevey, 1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey
In this small village cemetery above Vevey rest Charlie Chaplin, who died on Christmas Day 1977, and his wife Oona, who died in 1991.
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Square and town hall
Lausanne
Place de la Palud, Lausanne
In the heart of Lausanne’s old town, the Place de la Palud is overlooked by the town hall. It was there that David Bowie married the Somali model Iman on 24 April 1992, in the…
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Venue with memorabilia
Montreux
Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Av. Claude-Nobs 2, Montreux
The official café of the Montreux Jazz Festival, at the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, is decorated with objects, photographs and archives retracing nearly sixty years of the…
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Venue with memorabilia
Montreux
Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Avenue Claude-Nobs 2, 1820 Montreux (à côté de Furer)
This bar at the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace was once called Harry’s Bar: the essential meeting place for every star passing through Montreux, where the festival’s jam sessions…
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Historic restaurant
Montreux
Rue de la Gare, vieille ville, Montreux
Founded in 1965 by Claude Nobs and Karl Iverson in the old town of Montreux, Le Museum was first a nightclub, one of the high places of Montreux nights: the artists passing…
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Historic venue
Montreux
Avenue Claude-Nobs 2, 1820 Montreux (en face du Millésime Club)
Crowned by its distinctive dome, the Petit Palais is the Belle Époque pavilion of the Montreux Palace, on Avenue Claude-Nobs.
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Concert hall
Montreux
2M2C, Avenue Claude-Nobs 5, Montreux
Inaugurated in 1993 within the Congress Centre, the Auditorium Stravinski is the main stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival: the greatest names in music have performed there, and…
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Concert hall
Montreux
2M2C, entrée côté Rue Alexandre-Emery, 1820 Montreux
Within the 2M2C, the Miles Davis Hall is historically the second stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival, the one for discoveries and new music.
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Hall of the 2M2C
Montreux
2M2C, Avenue Claude-Nobs 5, 1820 Montreux
In the entirely transformed 2M2C reopening in the summer of 2026, the Quincy Jones Hall unfolds nearly 2,000 m² extended by a terrace facing the lake.
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Lakeside pier / filming location
Montreux
Place du Marché, quai du Casino, Montreux
Extending the Place du Marché out over the lake, this pier faces Lake Geneva and the Savoy Alps, a few metres from the Freddie Mercury statue.
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Stadium / giant concert stage
Montreux
Route de Plan-Chailly 8, Chailly-Montreux
The Stade de la Saussaz is the ground of the local football club, FC Montreux-Sports, up in Chailly. Nothing marked it out for music.
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CGN landing stage / floating venue
Montreux
Quai du Casino, débarcadère CGN, Montreux
The Montreux landing stage is not a concert hall: it is a point of embarkation. The CGN’s Belle Époque boats depart from this pontoon.
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Casino / entertainment venue
Montreux
Must-see
Rue du Théâtre 9, 1820 Montreux
No place concentrates the musical history of Montreux like its Casino. It was here, from 1967, that Claude Nobs held the first editions of the Montreux Jazz Festival, and here too…
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Concert venue
Montreux
Rue du Marché 19, 1820 Montreux
Created in 1994, the NED Music Club keeps music alive in Montreux the rest of the year, when the festival is not there.
Restaurant / music memorabilia
Montreux
Rue du Théâtre 9, 1820 Montreux
At the Riviera Café, on the Rue du Théâtre, the decor extends the town’s musical history: signed guitars, on loan from the Claude Nobs Foundation, hang on the walls.
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Convention centre / concert halls
Montreux
Avenue Claude-Nobs 5, 1820 Montreux
Opened in 1993 on the quays, the 2M2C, Montreux Music & Convention Centre, is the permanent home of music in Montreux.
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Church / recording location
Montreux
Rue du Temple 30, 1820 Montreux
Perched on its terrace above the lake, in the Les Planches district, the old town of Montreux, the Temple Saint-Vincent is the historic church of the commune.
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Church
Montreux
Rue du Marché 10, 1820 Montreux
A refugee in Switzerland since February 1945 after fleeing Nazi Germany, Wilhelm Furtwängler was reunited in Montreux with his wife Elisabeth, née Ackermann, whom he had married…
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Nightclub
Montreux
Avenue Claude-Nobs 2, 1820 Montreux
Set within the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, on the avenue named after Claude Nobs, Millésime Club is the hotel’s nightclub.
Bar & club
Montreux
Grand-Rue 92, 1820 Montreux
Set on the Grand-Rue, close to the lake, Why Montreux is a cocktail bar and club where DJs follow one another.
Theatre and cabaretNot open to visitors
Montreux
Territet, dans l’ancien Grand Hôtel de Territet, Montreux
At Territet, in one of the buildings of the former Grand Hôtel, the Théâtre de l’Alcazar was one of the high places of Riviera nightlife.
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Music venue
Montreux
Rue du Pont 24, quartier des Planches, 1820 Montreux
In the Planches district, La Scène des Planches is a place devoted to music and the stage. Run by the team of the Ateliers Tous en Scène, it hosts concerts, singing lessons and…
Music school
Montreux
Rue du Pont 32, 1820 Montreux
In the heart of the old town of Montreux, on the Rue du Pont, the Conservatoire de Montreux has trained the Riviera’s musicians since 1964.
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Vanished nightclubNot open to visitors
Montreux
Casino de Montreux
Opened at the Montreux Casino in 1979, closed in 1994.
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Pontoon
Montreux
Quai du Casino, Montreux
A pontoon on the lake, in front of the Casino. It once carried the sign of the Ski Nautique Club; today it houses Water Sports Montreux.
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VenueNot open to visitors
Montreux
Territet, Montreux
A hall in Territet, east of Montreux. What became of it since is not known.
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Jazz school
Montreux
Rue de l’Église-Catholique 14, 1820 Montreux
Founded in 1982, the École de Jazz de Montreux was one of the first in French-speaking Switzerland, in a town the festival had already put on the world jazz map.
Cultural venue / workshops
Montreux
Rue de la Rouvenettaz 1, 1820 Montreux
Behind Montreux station, in a former cardboard factory, Décal’Quai brings together shared workshops by day and a cultural venue by night.
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Concert hall / studio
Montreux
Avenue des Alpes 112, 1820 Montreux
Born in February 2021 out of sessions streamed live from a shared flat in Vevey during the pandemic, La 17ème has settled on the Avenue des Alpes in Montreux.
Music room
Montreux
Route des Raveyres 26, 1824 Caux
In Caux, halfway between Montreux and the Rochers-de-Naye, a former sheepfold was turned into a cultural centre by Paul du Marchie v.V.
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Station buffet / concert terrace
Montreux
Route des Chemins-de-Fer 5, 1823 Glion
Three hundred metres above Montreux, at the Glion station where the Territet funicular and the Rochers-de-Naye train arrive, the old station buffet has kept its panoramic terrace…
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Catholic chapel
Montreux
Route des Deux-Chapelles 2, 1824 Caux
On the heights of Caux, above Montreux, the Catholic chapel was built to meet the spiritual needs of the palace clientele, in part British.
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Market hall
Montreux
Must-see
Place du Marché, 1820 Montreux
On the Place du Marché, a stone’s throw from Freddie Mercury’s statue, the Montreux covered market is a jewel of metal architecture.
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Anglican church
Montreux
Avenue de la Riviera, Territet, 1820 Montreux
A stone’s throw from the Parc des Roses, the Anglican church of St John’s was built for the large British colony that wintered in Territet at the end of the nineteenth century.
Choir (vocal ensemble)
Montreux
Collège de Chailly, Chemin des Écoliers 9, 1816 Montreux
The Chœur d’Oratorio de Montreux brings together some seventy amateur singers under the direction of Céline Mai.
Yodelling choir
Montreux
Salle paroissiale de l’église allemande, Montreux
The Yodleurclub Montreux is a yodelling society founded in 1923, born in the wake of the Sängerbund. Today it brings together some twenty active singers.
Castle (guest rooms and concerts)
Montreux
Chemin de Planchamp-Dessous 1, 1820 Montreux
Above Clarens, the Château du Châtelard raises its cubic 15th-century keep, listed as a cultural property of national importance.
Baroque music ensemble
Montreux
Château du Châtelard, Montreux
Initiated by Claire Anne Piguet and Vivian Berg in 2011, the Ensemble Arabesque performs the music of the 17th and 18th centuries on historical instruments, in places chosen for…
Wind band (harmonie)
Montreux
Collège de Montreux-Est, Montreux
The Corps de Musique de Montreux-Clarens (CMMC) is a wind band of about 24 musicians, born on 31 March 2000 from the merger of two historic societies: the Fanfare de l’Avenir…
Alphorn ensemble
Montreux
Montreux
The Académie suisse de Cor des Alpes (Alphorn Academy of Switzerland) was founded in 1998 by Francis Scherly and Jozsef Molnar, and has its seat in Montreux.
Alpine inn with live music
Montreux
Col de Jaman, 1824 Montreux
Perched at 1,512 metres at the Col de Jaman, above Montreux, Le Manoïre is an alpine inn with a large terrace facing the Vaud Prealps.
Cultural incubator and concert venue
Montreux
Avenue des Alpes 112, 1820 Montreux
Church / recording location
Vevey
Rue du Temple, 1800 Vevey
Between October 1976 and April 1977, the British band Yes settled at Mountain Studios in Montreux to record “Going for the One”, their first album made outside the United Kingdom.
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Conservatoire, classical section
Vevey
Grand Place 2, 1800 Vevey
Since the 2002 merger that created the Conservatoire de Musique Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (CMVR), the Vevey site has occupied the Maison de Warens, on the Grand-Place.
Contemporary music club
Vevey
Avenue de Gilamont 60, 1800 Vevey
Set on the Avenue de Gilamont, the Rocking Chair, the RKC to regulars, is Vevey’s contemporary music venue. Its programme is deliberately eclectic: rock, punk and psych, electro…
Concert hall
Vevey
Rue Louis-Meyer 1, 1800 Vevey
Set by the lake on the market square of Vevey, the Salle del Castillo owes its name to Andrés del Castillo, who in 1904 gave the town a donation to build a concert hall.
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Bar and stage
Vevey
Rue d’Italie 24, 1800 Vevey
On the Rue d’Italie, in old Vevey, Le Bout du Monde is a bar and stage open seven days a week: you can have a drink, a bite to eat, and catch concerts (folk, traditional…
Château (events venue)Not open to visitors, but available to rent
Vevey
Grande Place 1, Vevey
Set on Vevey's Grande Place, facing Lake Geneva, the Château de l'Aile owes its neo-Gothic silhouette to the banker Jacques-Édouard Couvreu, who had the building rebuilt between…
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Women’s choir (staged shows)
Vevey
Vevey
Chœur à Corps is a Vevey women’s choir, founded in 1993. Some fifteen amateur singers sing, dance and carry original narrative shows, built over two years.
Cultural bar
Vevey
Grande Place 4, 1800 Vevey
In the heart of Vevey, on the Grande Place, “Au Cep d’Or” is a neighbourhood bistro born in 1925, loyal to local artisans and home-cooked seasonal food.
Instrument library
Vevey
Vevey
Opened on 1 November 2023 by OSEO Vaud, “Oser Jouer” is a public library of musical instruments in Vevey: you borrow something to play, free of charge, whatever your age…
Theatre
Vevey
Rue d’Italie 22, Vevey
A stone’s throw from the Grande Place, L’Oriental is one of Vevey’s living stages. Its programme is not limited to theatre: concerts are heard there regularly — from…
Church / organs
La Tour-de-Peilz
Place du Temple, 1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
Recognisable by its stone steeple and slender spire, the Temple Saint-Théodule dates largely from the fourteenth century, before being substantially remodelled between 1792 and…
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Summer guinguette
La Tour-de-Peilz
Quai Roussy, 1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
Set up each fine season on the Roussy quays in La Tour-de-Peilz, La Boélande is a pop-up guinguette open from early April to late October, feet in the water and facing the lake.
Mixed choir (oratorio)
La Tour-de-Peilz
Salle des Remparts, Place des Anciens-Fossés, 1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
The Union Chorale of La Tour-de-Peilz is a mixed choir founded in 1866, specialising in oratorio. Some sixty singers perform an essentially classical repertoire, with pride of…
Music centre
Villeneuve
Chemin du Bleu-Léman 1, 1844 Villeneuve
By the lake, at the eastern end of the Riviera, the Clos du Verger has had several lives before becoming, in 2011, a place for music.
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Concert series
Villeneuve
Rue du Collège 1, 1844 Villeneuve
Les Concerts de Villeneuve grew out of a very concrete project: the organist Nicole Hostettler founded the association to bring together lovers of classical music, but also to…
Café-theatre
Villeneuve
Grand-Rue 43, 1844 Villeneuve
On the Grand-Rue, at the far end of the lake, the Café-Théâtre de l’Odéon fits a whole season into a small room.
Mixed vocal ensemble
Villeneuve
Collège de la Tour-Rouge, Villeneuve
Crescendo (“growing”) was first, in 1989, the children’s choir of the Chablais, bringing together young people from the schools of Aigle, Bex and around.
Castle, museum and concert venue
Aigle
Place du Château 1, 1860 Aigle
Once the residence of the knights of Aigle and then of the Bernese governors, the Château d’Aigle raises its towers in the heart of the vineyard, above the old Cloître quarter.
Hotel theatre / MJF Spotlight Sessions
Alpes vaudoises
Villars Palace, Route des Hôtels 28, 1884 Villars-sur-Ollon (Alpes vaudoises)
In Villars-sur-Ollon, a Vaud Alps resort half an hour from Montreux, the Villars Palace theatre has become an off-season stage for the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Salt mine and concert venue
Bex
Route des Mines de Sel 55, 1880 Bex
At Bex, at the foot of the Vaud Alps, lies a maze of galleries dug into the mountain since the 17th century. You go down on a miners’ little train, at a constant temperature, to…
Yodelling and alphorn group
Blonay
Blonay
The Groupe des Yodleurs Riviera, based in Blonay, keeps yodelling and alpine folklore alive on the Vaud Riviera.
Music and training centre
Blonay
Chemin du Lacuez 3, 1807 Blonay
The Hindemith Music Centre is set in the Lacroix chalet, a villa built around 1900 above Lake Geneva, in Blonay.
Music school
Blonay
Collège de Cojonnex, Blonay
Jeunesse & Musique is the music school of Blonay and Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz. It offers children and young people a complete path, from musical initiation to instrumental tuition…
Brass band (retired musicians)
Blonay
Salle de l’Ancien Stand, Blonay
The Amicale Fanfare de l’Automne (AFA) is a brass band from Blonay founded in 1980, made up of some thirty retired musicians, with an average age of about 74.
Accordion ensemble
Blonay
Salle Paul-Lavanchy, Collège de Cojonnex, Blonay
Akordiono (“accordion” in Esperanto) is a Blonay accordion ensemble, born in 2015 from the merger of four accordion societies of the Chablais and the Riviera.
Wine estate
Chenaux
Chemin de Bahyse 12, 1091 Chenaux
In the heart of the UNESCO-listed Lavaux terraces, on the very spot where the Tour de Chenaux stood from the twelfth century, the Domaine Wannaz has been farmed biodynamically…
Concert club
Crissier
Millennium, Chemin de Mongevon 25, 1023 Crissier
The Montreux Jazz Club Millennium opened in 2024 in Crissier, on the edge of Lausanne, in the Millennium business and events centre, a festival partner since 2023.
Stadium / major venue
Lausanne
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, route des Plaines-du-Loup 4, 1018 Lausanne
Michael Jackson never sang in Montreux itself. His Swiss concerts took place a little further west, at the Pontaise stadium in Lausanne: three times in nine years, for three world…
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Vanished clubNot open to visitors
Lausanne
Rue du Docteur-César-Roux 30, 1005 Lausanne
A concert hall and club in Lausanne, opened in the 1980s, which became a landmark of rock, punk and the beginnings of hip-hop in French-speaking Switzerland.
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Club
Lausanne
Rue de Genève 23, 1003 Lausanne
Half an hour from Montreux, in the Flon district of Lausanne, the MAD Club opened in 1985 and became one of the country’s great night venues: five floors, four dancefloors…
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Concert hall
Lausanne
Casino de Montbenon, allée Ernest-Ansermet 3, Lausanne
The Salle Paderewski, at the Casino de Montbenon, is one of Lausanne’s great concert halls, prized for its acoustics and devoted above all to recitals and chamber music.
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Concert hall
Lausanne
Avenue de Sévelin 34, 1004 Lausanne
In the Sévelin district, right beside the Flon, Les Docks is a venue devoted to contemporary music. Here you find international headliners as much as new discoveries and Swiss…
University of music
Lausanne
Rue de la Grotte 2, 1003 Lausanne
The HEMU is the university-level school that trains the professional musicians of western Switzerland. Part of the HES-SO, it brings together more than 500 students of around…
Ballet companyNot open to visitors
Lausanne
Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Lausanne
Based in Lausanne, the Béjart Ballet Lausanne is one of the few companies able to fill vast spaces, from the Palais des congrès in Paris to the Kremlin.
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Theatre and convention centre
Lausanne
Av. Bergières 10, 1004 Lausanne
A century-old events site in the heart of the Vaud capital, Beaulieu brings together exhibition halls, an auditorium, vast gardens and a theatre renovated in 2022, associated with…
Wine estate
Lutry
Chemin du Daley 119, 1095 Lutry
At the place called Le Daley, on the World-Heritage terraces of Lavaux, the Chollet family has grown vines since 1921.
Choir (vocal ensemble)
Noville
1845 Noville
A Voce Rivolta is a choir of the Vaud Riviera, founded in 2012. Over a decade it has staged many concerts and events, carried by successive conductors, in a deliberately eclectic…
Wind band (harmonie)
Saint-Légier
Aula de Clos-Béguin, Saint-Légier
The Saint-Légier music society was founded on 1 May 1903. First a small village band, it became a wind band, twice Vaud champion in the 3rd category (2013 and 2018).
Exhibition
Montreux
Must-see
Casino Barrière, Rue du Théâtre 9, Montreux
Housed in the authentic Mountain Studios, at the heart of the Casino de Montreux, this free exhibition supported by the Mercury Phoenix Trust brings the Queen years back to life.
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Museum
Montreux
Rue de la Gare 40, Montreux
Housed in former winegrowers’ houses in old Montreux, the local history museum tells the extraordinary fate of this wine-growing village that became a world capital of tourism and…
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Shop
Montreux
Grand-Rue, Montreux
On the Grand-Rue, a stone’s throw from the Place du Marché and the Freddie Mercury statue, the Bazar Suisse is a Montreux institution: it offers one of the town’s finest…
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Tobacconist and leather goods
Montreux
Grand-Rue 46, 1820 Montreux
On the Grand-Rue, at number 46, the Tabashop opened in 1970 and has been run by the Monbaron family since 1996.
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Shop
Montreux
Avenue Claude-Nobs 2, 1820 Montreux (à côté du coiffeur du Montreux Palace)
On the avenue that bears the name of the festival’s founder, the official Montreux Jazz Festival shop extends the experience all year round: historic posters of the great…
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Painting
Montreux
Montreux Jazz Café, Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Av. Claude-Nobs 2, Montreux
On display at the Montreux Jazz Café, this large portrait of Quincy Jones was painted by Franck Bouroullec, who gave it to him personally, and bears the producer’s handwritten…
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Exhibited item
Montreux
Montreux Jazz Café, Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Av. Claude-Nobs 2, Montreux
Freddie Mercury gave two Japanese kimonos to Thierry Amsallem and Claude Nobs, without saying which was for whom: the white one is shown here at the Montreux Jazz Café, at the…
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Castle museum
Montreux
Must-see
Avenue de Chillon 21, Veytaux (Montreux)
A medieval fortress set on a rocky islet on the shore of Lake Geneva, the Château de Chillon is Switzerland’s most visited historic monument; Byron immortalised it in “The…
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Vinyl record shop
Montreux
Avenue des Alpes 82, 1820 Montreux
For anyone who wants to leave Montreux with a record rather than a souvenir, Montreux Records is the address: a vinyl shop, new and second-hand, on the Avenue des Alpes.
Recording studioNot open to visitors
Montreux
Avenue du Casino 32, 1820 Montreux
Founded in 2010, Hana Road Studios carries on in Montreux the recording tradition opened by Queen’s Mountain Studios.
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Shop
Montreux
Grand-Rue 20, Montreux (en face du passage piéton)
A ready-to-wear house on the Grand-Rue, a stone’s throw from the Place du Marché and the Freddie Mercury statue.
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Restaurant and gallery
Montreux
Quai Ernest-Ansermet 6, Montreux
On the Montreux quays, not far from the Place du Marché, a Moorish-style building stands out from its surroundings: Le Palais Oriental, which locals still call “le Hoggar”, after…
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Interior design
Montreux
Rue du Lac 107, Clarens
Interior architects based in Clarens, with a large showroom on the Rue du Lac.
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Guitar and amp shop
Montreux
Avenue des Alpes 48, 1820 Montreux
Alligator Amps sells and repairs electric and acoustic guitars, basses, amps and vintage keyboards, Rhodes included, as well as drums and pedals.
Recording studioNot open to visitors
Montreux
Rue des Artisans 8, 1815 Clarens
Founded by Baptiste Melileo in a lane of old Clarens, Byron Studio occupies a vaulted cellar dating from 1640, fitted with an isolated recording booth and a mixing control room.
Singing school
Montreux
Avenue Jean-Jacques Rousseau 4, 1815 Montreux
Directed by Virginie Besson, Pôle Vocal Riviera teaches vocal technique across every style, from rock to opera by way of jazz and pop.
Podcast and video studioNot open to visitors
Montreux
Rue du Lac 134, 1815 Clarens
Opened in early 2026 in Clarens by the Lausanne agency édulcoré, this studio records podcasts and shoots short-form content for social media, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, with…
Wind instrument workshop
Montreux
Rue de la Corsaz 15, 1820 Montreux
Michel Vernaz and Lina Pichler repair, overhaul and maintain every kind of wind instrument, flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, tubas, for professionals, seasoned…
Recording studioNot open to visitors
Montreux
Rue de la Gare 39, 1820 Montreux
Founded by guitarist Jean-Georges Linsig at the entrance to Montreux’s old town, Studio Les 3 Lunes offers a vintage 36-track analogue console for recording, mixing…
Studio and productionNot open to visitors
Montreux
Avenue des Alpes 27, 1820 Montreux
On the Avenue des Alpes, Rootness was founded in 2013 by Isaias and Thony Vega. It is neither a shop nor a school: the company describes itself as a creative ecosystem serving…
Rehearsal roomNot open to visitors
Montreux
Rue du Marché 7, 1820 Montreux
When Queen first came to Montreux, in 1978, they needed somewhere to rehearse. The choice fell on a small ballet school closed for the summer, whose use had been granted only on…
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Audiovisual production companyNot open to visitors
Montreux
Montreux
Founded by Claude Nobs in 1973, Montreux Sounds SA is the production company and rights holder of the Claude Nobs Collection: every concert filmed and recorded at the Montreux…
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FoundationNot open to visitors
Montreux
Caux, Montreux
Recognised as being of public interest, the Claude Nobs Foundation was created in 2014 by Thierry Amsallem, Claude Nobs’s partner of twenty-five years, to keep his legacy alive…
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Fine arts museum
Vevey
Avenue de la Gare 2, 1800 Vevey
Opened in 1897, the Musée Jenisch is Vevey’s fine arts museum: specialising in works on paper, it houses the Cabinet cantonal des estampes and the Oskar Kokoschka Foundation.
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Wind instrument shop
Villeneuve
ZI C 81, 1844 Villeneuve
A wind and percussion instrument specialist for twenty-five years, Top Music runs a shop and repair workshop in the Villeneuve industrial zone: flutes, clarinets, saxophones…
Music schoolNot open to visitors
Blonay
Chemin des Vignerons 31, 1807 Blonay
Based on the Chemin des Vignerons in Blonay, Jeunesse & Musique offers a complete path: musical initiation, instrument tuition, group playing and the chance to play in a large…
Museum / Charlie Chaplin’s home
Corsier-sur-Vevey
Must-see
Route de Fenil 2, 1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey
At Corsier-sur-Vevey, a quarter of an hour from Montreux, the Manoir de Ban was Charlie Chaplin’s home for his last twenty-five years.
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SchoolNot open to visitors
Lausanne
Rue du Bugnon 5, 1005 Lausanne
A secondary school in Lausanne, where the artist Pierre Keller, later director of ECAL, taught.
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Museum
Lausanne
Avenue des Bergières 11, Lausanne
Opened in 1976 around the collection assembled by Jean Dubuffet, the Collection de l’Art Brut brings together the works of self-taught creators, outside any market.
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Museum
Morges
Château de Morges, rue du Château, Morges
Housed since 2016 in a fine wood-panelled room of the Château de Morges, the Musée Paderewski bears witness to the presence of the Polish pianist and statesman on the shores of…
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Museum
Roche
Rue du Saint-Bernard 5, 1852 Roche
On the Chablais road, in Roche, between Montreux and Saint-Maurice, the Swiss Organ Museum occupies a former relay barn, a stop on one of the oldest Roman roads, now a listed…
Piano tuner and makerNot open to visitors
Saint-Légier
Route de Saint-Légier 10, 1807 Blonay
Behind every great piano concert, someone has been there first. In Blonay, Julien Vernaz practises that behind-the-scenes craft: tuning, action overhaul, repair, restoration and…
Festival / 2M2C convention centre
Montreux
2M2C, Montreux Music & Convention Centre, Avenue Claude-Nobs 5, Montreux
Founded in 1967 by Claude Nobs, the Montreux Jazz Festival was born at the Casino with three evenings of jazz and a handful of spectators.
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Autumn festival (jazz residency)
Montreux
Petit Palais, Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
Each autumn, the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation (MJAF) runs its residency, an event quite separate from the two weeks of July.
Classical music festival
Montreux
Av. Claude-Nobs 5, 1820 Montreux
Founded in 1946, the Septembre Musical is the classical side of Montreux musical life, twenty years older than the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Show / festival
Montreux
Casino Barrière, Rue du Théâtre 9, 1820 Montreux
The Montreux International Guitar Show (MIGS) brings together every spring, at the Casino Barrière, luthiers, exhibitors and artists from around the world around the guitar, with…
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Festival
Montreux
Casino Barrière, Rue du Théâtre 9, 1820 Montreux
Each June, the Rock Tribute Festival turns the Casino Barrière into a temple of rock: three evenings of tribute concerts to the greatest names in rock and song, played by…
Festival
Montreux
Place du Marché, 1820 Montreux
Each year, around 5 September, Freddie Mercury's birthday, the Freddie Days bring together fans from all over the world in Montreux.
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Television festival (defunct)Not open to visitors
Montreux
Montreux Palace, Petit Palais et Casino, Montreux
Created in 1961 by the town of Montreux, Swiss broadcasting (SSR) and the European Broadcasting Union, the Rose d’Or, known internationally as the Golden Rose, was an…
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Cultural season (concerts and shows)
Montreux
Avenue Claude-Nobs 3, 1820 Montreux
The Fondation de la Saison culturelle de Montreux programmes, each year from September to June, a series of shows on the Vaud Riviera.
Festival & contestNot open to visitors
Montreux
Riviera Café, Casino Barrière, Montreux
AI.LOVE.JAZZ presents itself as a “global hub for AI artists”, seeing artificial intelligence not as a replacement for human creativity but as “a new instrument in the hands of…
International piano competition
Vevey
Théâtre Le Reflet, Rue du Théâtre 4, 1800 Vevey
The Clara Haskil Competition is held in Vevey, at the Théâtre Le Reflet, and bears the name of the Romanian pianist who lived on the town’s quays from 1942 until her death.
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Contemporary music festival
La Tour-de-Peilz
Jardin Roussy, 1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
Nox Orae takes place every late August in the green setting of the Jardin Roussy, in La Tour-de-Peilz, facing Lake Geneva.
Classical music festival
La Tour-de-Peilz
Salle des Remparts, Place des Anciens-Fossés, 1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
Founded in 2017 by the violinist Serge Charlet, who is its artistic director, Riviera Classic+ is the classical music festival of La Tour-de-Peilz.
Festival: international editions of the Montreux Jazz Festival
Born in Montreux in 1967 and run since 2013 by Mathieu Jaton, the Montreux Jazz Festival does not stop at its two July weeks by the lake.
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Free open-air festival (100% Swiss)
Aigle
Cour du Collège des Ormonts, Aigle
Aigl’in Music is an open-air festival made up solely of Swiss artists. In the heart of the Chablais, over two days in June, it offers around ten free concerts on a stage set up in…
Chamber music festival (young talents)
Bex
Temple de Bex et Couvent de La Pelouse, Bex
The Bex Music Festival was founded in 2025 by Robert and Machteld Schrama-Stewart to give talented young musicians a stage and visibility.
Itinerant music festival
Domaines viticoles et lieux du patrimoine vaudois
Domaines viticoles et lieux du patrimoine vaudois
Humus & Wine pairs “the Holy Chasselas and the Noble Decibel”: Swiss and international artists perform at the weekend’s end at Vaud wine estates, between tastings and sonic…
International dance competitionNot open to visitors
Lausanne
Théâtre et Halle de Beaulieu, Lausanne
Created in 1973, the Prix de Lausanne reveals each January the greatest hopes of world ballet, aged 15 to 18. Maurice Béjart helped write its rules; the competition is today an…
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Classical music festival
Lavaux
Cully et villages de Lavaux
Founded in 2004, Lavaux Classic is a classical music festival with a singular identity, where world-renowned artists rub shoulders with young local talents.
Music and wine festival
Lavaux
Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux)
The Festival Offenbach was born in 2004 in Saint-Saphorin, on the impulse of the Chœur mixte de Rivaz – Saint-Saphorin, which has always loved to blend theatrical play and music.
Jazz festivalNot open to visitors
Lavaux
Cully, Lavaux
The Cully Jazz Festival is the great spring jazz gathering of French-speaking Switzerland. Every year, between late March and early April, the winegrowing village of Cully, on the…
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Chamber music festival (winter)
Ormont-Dessus
Temple de Vers-l’Église, Ormont-Dessus (Les Diablerets)
Since 1970 the Festival Musique & Neige has offered chamber-music concerts through the winter season, in Les Diablerets and the neighbouring hamlet of Vers-l’Église, chief village…
Summer open-air festival (rock, pop, electro)
Pully
Port et quais de Pully, Pully
The Pully Live Festival was born in 2023 on the quays of the port of Pully, on the shore of Lake Geneva. It took over from the Festival Pully-Lavaux à l’heure du Québec, long held…
Piano and chamber music festival
Saint-Légier
Église de La Chiésaz, 1806 Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz
Sipiano, the International Piano and Chamber Music Week, is in its thirty-seventh edition. For one week in August, seven concerts are given at the church of La Chiésaz, in…
Hotel / historic site
Montreux
Avenue Claude-Nobs 7, 1820 Montreux (hôtel Royal Plaza)
Between 1877 and 1879, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky stayed three times at the Villa Richelieu guesthouse in Clarens, fleeing the torments of his Moscow life.
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Historic hotel
Montreux
Must-see
Avenue Claude-Nobs 2 / Grand-Rue 100, Montreux
Opened in 1906, the Montreux Palace is the Belle Époque grand hotel of the Riviera and the address of visiting stars for more than a century.
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Private residenceNot open to visitors
Montreux
Rue de Bon-Port 15, Territet
It was in this elegant Belle Époque building of 1900, set on the lakeside promenade in Territet, that Freddie Mercury owned his Montreux apartment: a duplex attic where he spent…
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Private residenceNot open to visitors, but available to rent
Montreux
Bord du lac, Clarens
Freddie Mercury rented this lakeside house in Clarens during his stays in Montreux. Queen nicknamed it the “Duck House” because of the wooden ducks the owner had scattered…
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Themed hotelNot open to visitors, but available to rent
Montreux
Rue de la Rouvenettaz 7, Montreux
Opened in the heart of Montreux with direct access from platform 1 of the station, this four-star hotel pays tribute to Freddie Mercury throughout its decor: each space evokes his…
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Private residenceNot open to visitors
Montreux
Caux, sur les hauts de Montreux
Perched at Caux, above Montreux, Claude Nobs’s chalets (Le Picotin, Le Grillon and L’Éclisse) rank among the most singular places in the history of music.
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Private residenceNot open to visitors
Montreux
Quartier du Casino, Montreux
Hubert Giraud (1920-2016), composer of “Sous le ciel de Paris” immortalised by Édith Piaf, but also of hits for Dalida, Mireille Mathieu and Nana Mouskouri, had chosen Montreux as…
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Private residenceNot open to visitors
Montreux
Vallon de Villard (point affiché : restaurant Le Montagnard), Villard-sur-Chamby
Patrick Juvet (1950-2021), born in Montreux, went from French-Swiss pop to the heights of global disco with “Où sont les femmes?” and “I Love America”, produced with Jean-Michel…
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BirthplaceNot open to visitors
Montreux
Avenue des Alpes 90, Montreux
It was in this building on the Avenue des Alpes that Jean Villard, known as Gilles (1895-1982), one of the fathers of French-Swiss song, was born on 2 June 1895.
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Former grand hotel / recording locationNot open to visitors
Montreux
Must-see
Avenue de Chillon, Territet (Montreux), aujourd’hui Résidence des Alpes
Adjoining the Hôtel des Alpes and completed in 1888, the Grand Hôtel de Territet was the first grand hotel in Montreux.
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Belle Époque grand hotel / concert venue
Montreux
Rue du Panorama 2, 1824 Caux
Built in 1902 at a thousand metres above sea level, clinging to the mountainside above Montreux and served by the Montreux, Glion, Rochers-de-Naye railway, the Caux Palace is one…
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Former hotel / post officeNot open to visitors
Montreux
Rue du Collège 1, 1815 Clarens
Near Clarens station, the former Hôtel des Crêtes welcomed Maurice Ravel in the spring of 1913, come to work there with Igor Stravinsky, lodged close by at the Hôtel du Châtelard…
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Historic villaNot open to visitors
Montreux
Villa Dubochet 10, 1815 Clarens
Villa Dubochet, in the remarkable listed villa estate of Clarens, was the home of Dad Régné (1941-2023), decorator and figure of Riviera nightlife.
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Gourmet restaurant
Montreux
Route de Blonay 4, 1817 Brent (Montreux)
On the heights of Montreux, in the hamlet of Brent, Le Pont de Brent is a renowned gourmet restaurant of the Riviera.
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BrasserieNot open to visitors
Montreux
Avenue Nestlé 17, 1820 Montreux
A few steps from the Casino and Mountain Studios, La Bavaria brasserie was one of Freddie Mercury’s favourite tables in Montreux, above all for its rösti.
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Restaurant
Montreux
Rue du Marché 1, Montreux
A stone’s throw from the covered market and the lake, La Rouvenaz is an old-town table dear to visiting musicians.
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Hotel
Montreux
Rue du Théâtre 11, Montreux
A hotel born in 1896 as the Hôtel International, a step from the Casino and the lakeside; renamed Eden around 1904, it has seen musicians and artists pass through.
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Private residenceNot open to visitors
Montreux
Route de Chailly 144, 1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
Set on a belvedere three hundred metres from the lake, this large forty-six-room manor house is not really a castle: it was designed in the late nineteenth century by a Geneva…
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International schoolNot open to visitors
Montreux
Chemin de St-Georges 19, 1815 Clarens / Montreux
Founded in 1927, St. George’s School is an international school set on the heights of Clarens, by Lake Geneva, halfway between Vevey and Montreux.
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Residential buildingNot open to visitors
Montreux
Rue de Bon-Port 7, 1820 Territet
La Margeride is a residential building erected between 1968 and 1973 at 7, rue de Bon-Port, in Territet, by the lake.
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Clinic-hotelNot open to visitors
Montreux
Route de Valmont 22, 1823 Glion
Perched above Montreux, in Glion, the Clinique Valmont is a high-standing establishment opened in 1905. The first Swiss sanatorium devoted to ailments other than tuberculosis, for…
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Hotel
Montreux
Glion
Opened in 1869, first under the name Hôtel du Midi, the Hôtel Victoria watches over Lake Geneva from the village of Glion, above Montreux.
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Vanished restaurantNot open to visitors
Vevey
Rue du Château 2, Vevey
Denis Martin’s gastronomic restaurant, first in Yvorne then in Vevey, now closed.
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Historic hotel
Vevey
Rue d’Italie 49, 1800 Vevey
Set on the Rue d’Italie, facing the lake and the Savoy Alps, the Hôtel des Trois Couronnes opened its doors on 3 May 1842.
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Manor house (concerts)
La Tour-de-Peilz
Chemin des Bulesses, La Tour-de-Peilz
In La Tour-de-Peilz, in a green setting overlooking Lake Geneva, the Domaine de La Doges is a manor house recorded since the 17th century.
Private residenceNot open to visitors
Blonay
Chemin de Sainte-Croix 18, Blonay
In 1976, David Bowie settled at the “Clos des Mésanges”, a chalet on the heights of Blonay, above Lake Geneva, a few kilometres from Montreux.
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Hotel
Jongny
Jongny
Nestled in a park in the wine-growing village of Jongny, above Vevey and at the gateway to Lavaux, the Hôtel du Léman offers a sweeping view of the lake and the Alps.
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Private residenceNot open to visitors
Lausanne
En lisière de la forêt de Sauvabelin, 1018 Lausanne
In 1982, after leaving the Blonay chalet, David Bowie moved with his son Zowie (today the film-maker Duncan Jones) into a larger house, the Château du Signal, on the edge of the…
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Wine-growing village
Lavaux
Saint-Saphorin, Lavaux
A small wine-growing village clustered around its church, in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Lavaux terraces, about twenty minutes from Montreux by train.
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HouseNot open to visitors
Pays-d’Enhaut
Rossinière, Pays-d’Enhaut
One of the largest wooden chalets in Switzerland, built in 1754, in Rossinière, on the panoramic railway line linking Montreux to Gstaad.
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Concert house
Saint-Légier
Route des Epélévoz 5A, 1806 St-Légier-La Chiésaz
La Goulue is the home of Françoise and Pierre-Alain Cap-Beffa, in Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz. Conceived as a place of encounter around music, it has hosted since the 2000s the…
Hillside village & mountain station
Montreux
Glion, Montreux
At some 700 metres, clinging above Montreux and Territet, Glion is one of the finest viewpoints on the Riviera.
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Summit & rack railway
Montreux
Must-see
Rochers-de-Naye, 2042 m, Montreux
The highest point of the Riviera, the Rochers-de-Naye raise their crest to 2,042 metres above Montreux. A rack railway climbs there from the town, by way of Glion and Caux, in…
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Summit and pass
Montreux
Dent de Jaman, sur les hauts de Montreux
The Dent de Jaman raises its distinctive tooth-shaped outline above Montreux, between the lake and the Pays-d’Enhaut.
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Riviera village
Montreux
1822 Chernex, sur les hauts de Montreux
Perched in the hills above Montreux, Chernex owes its name, tradition says, to a shrub, the hornbeam (charme).
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Terraced vineyards, UNESCO
Montreux
Must-see
Lavaux, rives du Léman, entre Lausanne et Montreux
Between Lausanne and Montreux, the slopes of Lavaux descend to Lake Geneva in a succession of terraces held up by stone walls, shaped by winegrowers since the Middle Ages.
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Town on Lake Geneva
Montreux
Gare de Montreux, 1820 Montreux
Capital of the Vaud Riviera, Montreux lines its flowered quays at the foot of the Alps, under a climate so mild that palm trees grow there.
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Riviera town
Vevey
Gare de Vevey, 1800 Vevey
Ten minutes from Montreux, Vevey has its own musical history, more classical and more discreet than that of its neighbouring festival.
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Riviera town
La Tour-de-Peilz
1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
Wedged between Vevey and Montreux, La Tour-de-Peilz holds a discreet but real place in the Riviera’s musical history.
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Mountain resort
Alpes vaudoises
1854 Leysin, Alpes vaudoises
An hour’s drive from Montreux, on a sunny terrace of the Vaud Alps, Leysin was first a health resort before becoming a holiday and winter sports destination.
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Mountain resort
Oberland bernois
3780 Gstaad, Oberland bernois
Gstaad is not on the Riviera, but it is its natural extension: the Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB) train climbs there directly from Montreux, a ninety-minute panoramic journey…
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Riviera town
Saint-Légier
1807 Blonay / 1806 Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz
Above Vevey and Montreux, the commune of Blonay – Saint-Légier holds a place apart in the music of the Riviera: that of work rather than the stage.
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