Det sker i Montreux, Switzerland året igennem

Tætpakket — Chateau-d'Oex Balloon Festival, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

• Festival

  Chateau-d'Oex Balloon Festival

  20. jan. – 2. feb. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  Around nine days in late January when dozens of hot-air balloons lift off over the snowy Pays-d'Enhaut, about an hour from Montreux on the scenic MOB line. Flights depend on wind, and the night glow is the evening highlight. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Chateau-d'Oex Balloon Festival, Carnaval de Monthey

• Festival

  Carnaval de Monthey

  12.–17. feb.KarnevalTætpakket

  The Chablais' big carnival, running for over 150 years, fills Monthey from the Thursday before Lent to Shrove Tuesday with parades, satire and bars in the streets. About half an hour from Montreux by train via Aigle. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Chateau-d'Oex Balloon Festival (20. jan. – 2. feb. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Festival

  Cully Jazz Festival

  10.–18. apr.MusikfestivalBook tidligt

  Nine days of jazz in the wine village of Cully, twenty minutes along the lake by train: ticketed concerts in tents and the temple, plus free late sets in the cellars and caveaux of the old town. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Carnaval de Monthey (12.–17. feb.)

Travlt — Easter holidays i Switzerland, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Cully Jazz Festival (10.–18. apr.)

Travlt — Spring holidays i Switzerland, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Narcissus on the slopes

  15. maj – 10. jun. · normaltVilde blomster & blomstring

  Wild narcissi cover the meadows above the lake at Les Pleiades for two or three weeks in late spring, which the locals call the May snow. The peak moves with the season by a fortnight. Kilde ↗

Travlt — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Sæson

  Lake swimming season

  20. jun. – 15. sep. · normaltHavet er varmt nok

  The Vaud shore swims from late June, and the water holds into September after the festival crowd has gone. The lidos between Montreux and Vevey are where the town actually goes.

• Sæson

  Rochers-de-Naye walking season

  20. jun. – 15. okt. · normaltVandresæson

  The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October. Below it, the Lavaux terraces are walkable most of the year.

Stadig i gang: Narcissus on the slopes (15. maj – 10. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Montreux Jazz Festival, Summer holidays i Switzerland

• Festival

  Montreux Jazz Festival

  3.–18. jul.MusikfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Sixteen days in July that book out the whole Riviera, with the free lakeside stages as good a reason to come as the paid halls. Rooms as far as Lausanne move with it. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Swiss National Day

  1. aug.National helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  1 August is a public holiday nationwide. Towns and villages hold speeches, lantern walks and bonfires, fireworks go up after dark unless a dry summer brings a ban, and most shops close. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Lake swimming season (20. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt)), Rochers-de-Naye walking season (20. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Swiss National Day, Summer holidays i Switzerland

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Lake swimming season (20. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt)), Rochers-de-Naye walking season (20. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Swiss National Day (1. aug.)

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Sæson

  Lavaux grape harvest

  15. sep. – 15. okt. · normalt

  The terraced vineyards between here and Lausanne are picked from the middle of September, and the cellars along the walking path open as you go. Chasselas, and a lot of it.

Stadig i gang: Lake swimming season (20. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt)), Rochers-de-Naye walking season (20. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Autumn holidays i Switzerland, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Rochers-de-Naye walking season (20. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Lavaux grape harvest (15. sep. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Montreux Noel, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Montreux Noel

  20. nov. – 24. dec.Jul & nytårTætpakket

  A market strung two kilometres along the lakeside promenade for five weeks, with a Christmas set-up inside Chillon castle and a Santa on the mountain. It ends on Christmas Eve. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Montreux Noel, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Montreux Noel (20. nov. – 24. dec.)