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pillar to which Bonivard was supposedly chained. Painters William Turner and Gustave Courbet subsequently im-
mortalised the castle's silhouette on canvas, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Alexandre Dumas and Mary Shelley all
wrote about it.
It takes about 45 minutes to walk from Montreux to Chillon, or take trolley bus 1. CGN boats and steamers - a
wonderful way to arrive - call at Château de Chillon from Lausanne (adult return Sfr33, 1¾ hours), Vevey (adult re-
turn Sfr21.60, 50 minutes) and Montreux (adult return Sfr16, 15 minutes).
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
www.chillon.ch
; Av de Chillon 21; adult/child Sfr12/6;
9am-7pm Apr-Sep, 9.30am-6pm Mar & Oct,
10am-5pm Nov-Feb
Festivals & Events
MONTREUX JAZZ
(
www.montreuxjazz.com
)
Montreux' best-known fest, established in 1967, lasts two weeks in
July. Free concerts take place daily, but tickets cost anything from Sfr75 to Sfr240 for
bigger-name gigs. Music is not just jazz; The Strokes, Sting, Arcade Fire, BB King, Paul
Simon and Deep Purple (with their big comeback gig in 2011) have all played here.
| Music
Sleeping & Eating
TRALALA HÔTEL $$
( 021 963 49 73;
www.tralalahotel.ch
;
Rue du Temple 2; d Sfr130-280; )
A boutique
hotel designed around Montreux' extraordinary musical heritage just had to open - and it
has, perched up high from the lake in the old part of Montreux. Rooms come in three sizes
- S ('Small & Sexy'), L or XL - and each pays homage to a different artist, giving guests
the chance to sleep with Aretha Franklin, David Bowie and 33 other famous artists.
| Design Hotel
HÔTEL MASSON $$$
( 021 966 00 44;
www.hotelmasson.ch
; Rue Bonivard 5, Montreux-Veytaux; s/d/tr/q Sfr200/270/360/
410; )
In 1829, this vintner's mansion was converted into a hotel. The old charm has
remained intact and the hotel, set in magnificent grounds, is on the Swiss Heritage list of
the country's most-beautiful hotels. It lies back in the hills southeast of Montreux, best
reached by taxi.
| Historic Hotel
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