All the information you need if you plan to spend a weekend in Montreux
Montreux it is a Swiss town located on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is a renowned location that hosts important festivals and famous fashion and entertainment personalities. The city hosts the Jazz Festival, the Montreux Sundance, the Golden Rose Festival, the national choral singing competition; in 2011 the Freddy Mercury Tribute was organized on the twentieth anniversary of the singer's death. Ideal destination for spend a splendid one weekend.
The walk along the lake allows a wonderful view of the surrounding landscape rich in nature. Small boats can also be rented for excursions on the lake. The emblem of the city of Montreux is Place du MarchĂš, the main square, very large, home to the covered market, where you can buy an infinite number of local products, such as cheese and chocolate, renowned throughout the world. Also worth visiting are the mountain studios, still used today by many internationally renowned artists. They were purchased by Queen in 1978 and today belong to the group's producer, David Richards. In the city of Montreux Freddie Mercury is practically an icon, so much so that a statue was erected to him in the Market Square.
Near the shore of Lake Geneva, there are numerous small, truly characteristic restaurants where you can taste some typical specialties such as perch fillets breaded and fried, or malakoff, a fried pastry filled with cheese or Torta alle Raisinée, also called cooked wine. All this to give a food and wine flavor to your weekend Montreux. The nightlife is quite lively, there are at least four discos, some offering themed parties, with top-line DJ sets such as David Guetta and Robin Schulz. Montreux is an ideal place to spend a weekend in the company of friends, in total relaxation by the lake or partying at night.
The town is served by a bus network which offers transport during the summer night service, and from a train station that allows you to reach the city of Lausanne every half hour. We do not recommend using taxis, unless you are making very short journeys, as the prices are very high. It is always pleasant to walk through the streets of the centre Montreux among the many small shops and bars where you can taste a glass of Rivella, a local soft drink.
