Vaud Riviera on Lake Geneva
Tuesday, 30 April 2024 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association General
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Chillon Castle © Giles Laurent/cc-by-sa-4.0
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The
Vaud Riviera (
French : Riviera vaudoise) forms the eastern part of the northern shore of
Lake Geneva in the
canton of
Vaud in
Switzerland . It includes in particular the towns of
Vevey ,
La Tour-de-Peilz ,
Montreux and
Villeneuve . To the west of it lies
Lavaux . The settlements belong to the
Geneva-Lausanne metropolitan region , the second largest metropolitan area in Switzerland.
The Vaud Riviera was derived from the Riviera on the Mediterranean because sophisticated tourism also settled here around 1900. It is actually part of Lavaux, but is considered a separate region.
Hotel Eden in Montreux © JoachimKohler-HB/cc-by-sa-4.0
In the new
Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut district ,
Riviera is used as an official name for the first time. Since 2001, the name has been used in the name of the
public transport company
Transport Montreux–Vevey–Riviera (MVR).
The most important attraction is
Chillon Castle , which is located on a small island in the lake between Montreux and Villeneuve. The Vaud Riviera is overlooked by the mountains of
Mont Pèlerin ,
Les Pléiades ,
Cape au Moine ,
Dent de Jaman and
Rochers de Naye .
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Wikipedia Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District (
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