Switzerland Month by Month - Discover Switzerland: Experience the Best of Switzerland - page 73

June
St Galler Festspiele
It's apt that Switzerland's 'writing room of Europe', aka St Gallen, should play host to this
wonderful two-week opera season. The curtain rises in late June with performances spill-
ing into July.
July
Montreux Jazz
A fortnight of jazz, pop and rock in early July is reason enough to slot elegant Montreux
into your itinerary. Some concerts are free, some ticketed, and dozens are staged alfresco
with lake views from heaven.
Paléo Festival
Another Lake Geneva goodie, this six-day open-air world-music extravaganza - a 1970s
child - is billed as the king of summer music fests. Nyon in late July is the date to put in
the diary.
August
Swiss National Day
Fireworks light up lakes, mountains, towns and cities countrywide on this national holiday
celebrating Switzerland's very creation.