The Montreux Riviera is the most beautiful region along Lake
Geneva. It nestles between the Alps and the lake and has attracted
tourists (Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Lord Byron were the first) over
the centuries through its microclimate. In summer, it is warm
enough for tropical plants and the winters are mild. Among the WOW
factors are the UNESCO Lavaux vineyards with wine-tasting in the
picturesque villages, the medieval Chillon Castle - the most
visited in Switzerland, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the grand belle
epoque hotels, lake steamers, close to ski resorts and the
spectacular panoramas.Montreux has also been an inspiration for
writers, artists and musicians. Hans Christian Andersen who
suffered from bronchitis and came for treatment in Glion wrote the
Ice Maiden and Ernest Hemingway on a visit wrote chapters from a
Farewell to Arms. In Clarens, Tchaikovsky composed the Concerto for
violin and Igor Stravinsky the Rite of Spring. Oskar Kokoschka
spent the last 25 years of his life in Villeneuve and to cap it
all, Vladimir Nabokov lived with his wife Vera on the sixth floor
of the Montreux Palace hotel for 16 years until his death in 1977.
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