Montreux - town sights

The main part of the resort, Montreux Ville, lies on the steep slopes above the Baye de Montreux, a swiftly flowing mountain stream. From the terrace in front of the parish church (1507), higher up, there is a beautiful view of the lake. To the west, in Vernex, stands the modern Maison des Congrès, and beyond this lies the attractive residential suburb of Clarens.

To the east the district of Territet is situated on a narrow coastal strip below the steep slopes of Glion. The Grand Hôtel (1887) by Maillard ranks among the great hotels built at the end of the 19th C. A museum for audio and video technology was opened here in 1990, documenting the history and development of information technology. At the station a marble monument (1902) commemorates the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, murdered in Geneva in 1898.