TourForLess: Montreux

Montreux Switzerland

Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Château de Chillon. A historic castle and the country's most visited place, on a small island in Lake Geneva only a few meters from the shore. The Castle is more famous in modern times for having inspired Lord Byron's poem, The Prisoner of Chillon, based on the true story of François Bonivard, a political prisoner from Geneva who was released in 1536. • Marmots' Paradise. The mountains around Hauts-de-Montreux are threaded with forest trails, isolated villages, caves, grottos, and wildlife. • Casino Barrière de Montreux. Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. PRÍOMHATTRACTIONS TURASÓIREACHTA • Château de Chillon. Caisleán stairiúil agus an áit is mó a thugann cuairteoirí ar an tír, ar oileán beag i Lake Geneva díreach cúpla méadar ón gcladach. Tá an Caisleán níos cáiliúla sa lá atá inniu ann mar gheall ar an dán a spreag sé ó Lord Byron, The Prisoner of Chillon, bunaithe ar an scéal fíor de François Bonivard, príosúnach polaitiúil ó Geneva a scaoileadh saor in 1536. • Paradís na Marmots. Tá na sléibhte timpeall Hauts-de-Montreux lán de chosáin foraoise, sráidbhailte iargúlta, uaimheanna, uaimheanna, agus fiadhúlra. • Casino Barrière de Montreux.

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Geneve Cointrin (GVA)

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