På gång i Montreux, Switzerland under året

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

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  Chateau-d'Oex Balloon Festival

  20 jan – 2 feb · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

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

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  Carnaval de Monthey

  12–17 febKarnevalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Chateau-d'Oex Balloon Festival (20 jan – 2 feb (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

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  Cully Jazz Festival

  10–18 aprMusikfestivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Carnaval de Monthey (12–17 feb)

Mycket folk — Easter holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Cully Jazz Festival (10–18 apr)

Mycket folk — Spring holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Natur

  Narcissus on the slopes

  15 maj – 10 jun · vanligtvisVildblommor & blomning

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Säsong

  Lake swimming season

  20 jun – 15 sep · vanligtvisHavet varmt nog

  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.

• Säsong

  Rochers-de-Naye walking season

  20 jun – 15 okt · vanligtvisLedsäsong

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Narcissus on the slopes (15 maj – 10 jun (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Montreux Jazz Festival, Summer holidays i Switzerland

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  Montreux Jazz Festival

  3–18 julMusikfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Swiss National Day

  1 augNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Lake swimming season (20 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Rochers-de-Naye walking season (20 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Swiss National Day, Summer holidays i Switzerland

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Lake swimming season (20 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Rochers-de-Naye walking season (20 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis)), Swiss National Day (1 aug)

Mycket folk — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Säsong

  Lavaux grape harvest

  15 sep – 15 okt · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Lake swimming season (20 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Rochers-de-Naye walking season (20 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Autumn holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Rochers-de-Naye walking season (20 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis)), Lavaux grape harvest (15 sep – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Montreux Noel, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Montreux Noel

  20 nov – 24 decJul & nyårTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Montreux Noel, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Montreux Noel (20 nov – 24 dec)