Montreux - Château Châtelard

To reach the Château Châtelard take Rue de la Gare from the Les Avstation; then left along Avenue de Belmont and into a road which climbs up in sharp bends (daffodils in flower in May). On the left is the massive Château Châtelard, built by Jean de Gingins as a refuge for the people of Montreux in 1476. Partly destroyed by the Confederates it was later rebuilt; the large dungeon is of north Italian style.