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Tolstoy stayed in a hotel here

General winter picture from Territet

You can cycle from Villeneuve, via Montreux, to the port of Clarens along the paved promenade (along the water's edge). Please respect pedestrians! A beautiful ride in both directions.

Around the middle of the 19th century, there was even talk of writing off Chillon Castle for demolition and using the stones in the construction of the railway. However, the landscape, the grand castle, and the romantic stories of the former prisoners had long captivated many, and interest in the monument's outstanding historical significance was also awakening. And so, more and more travelers visited the castle, which, from the 1820s onward, could also be viewed from the new steamships on Lake Geneva. While Rousseau had already chosen the castle as the setting for a key scene in his 1761 epistolary novel Julie ou la Nouvelle Héloïse, other writers, such as Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas, were inspired by the place, in addition to Lord Byron. The café next to the castle is now called "Byron." The French painter Gustave Courbet depicted Chillon several times during his stay on Lake Geneva, and Eugène Delacroix, who was influenced by Lord Byron's poems, as well as other artists, also painted views of the moated castle, the image of which became widely known through photography in the age of early tourism.

A wonderful part of Switzerland. Hardly any traffic or people, and good roads...pure nature!

Montreux is picturesquely situated between steep hills on the shores of Lake Geneva. The city is a cultural hotspot and known for its mild climate. Countless hotels and restaurants attract an international audience every year. The Montreux Jazz Festival in July is one of the many highlights that make this city so unique.

In the execution cell, dangling from the rope, you have a great view of the lake for a short time

there's a shower too