Montreux Switzerland Best Places | Charming town with rock history 4K
Montreux is on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, in its French speaking part. It is famous for its beautiful vistas over Lake Geneva, or Lac Léman, its Jazz Festival and some famous events in rock, which we will cover in this video. We'll also look at at the Château Chillon, or Chillon Castle, next to Montreux, the old town in nearby Vevey and the vineyards and villages above it in the Laveaux region, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Freddy Mercury, lead singer for iconic band Queen, divided his last years between Montreux and London. He said, "If you want peace of mind, come to Montreux." The last six Queen albums were recorded here, at Mountain Studios inside the famous Montreux Casino. It is now a museum and a statue of Freddy Mercury has been erected on the shore of Lake Geneva in his honour.
The original Casino burned down in 1971 after a fan let off a flare fun during a Frank Zappa concert. This inspired Deep Purple's song "Smoke on the Water." They were due to record an album in Montreux Casino directly after the Frank Zappa concert. Its lyrics tell the story of the fire and their task of finding a new recording venue: first the Petit Palais and then the Hôtel des Alpes - Grand Hotel, both also in Montreux.
Many famous musicians have performed here besides Deep Purple and Queen. These include Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Carlos Santana, BB King, all of whom also have statues in Montreux's Les Jardins du Palace. Nabokov, the author, also lived out his last years here. A statue in his honour is also in the garden.
One of Montreux most famous sites is the Château Chillon, or Chillon Castle, built in the 11th century. This medieval castle was home to the counts of Savoy from the 12th to 16th centuries before being taken by the Swiss. It inspired one of poet Lord Byron's most famous poems. The Prisoner of Chillon.
Vevey is near to Montreux, also on Lake Geneva. We visit its historic old town. We take the funicular up to Mont Pèlerin in the Laveaux wine region. Some of Switzerland's best wines come from here and it is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Prisoner by Lord Byron: www.poetryfoundation.org/poem...
Smoke on the Water Lyrics: genius.com/Deep-purple-smoke-...
Chapters:
00:00 Teaser
00:28 Intro and Jardins du Palace
01:59 Waterfront
03:40 Smoke on the Water
04:56 Freddy Mercury and the Queen Experience
06:08 Château Chillon
11:00 Mont Pèlerin and Laveaux vineyards
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We went there in 2023,Montreux is a beautiful place .the queen museum was very nice to visit and i touched the statue of my lovely Freddie.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 My dream ......there were many fans that visited him.wonderful mr. Mercury.thank you.
Beautiful video!
How I wish to be there, because of Freddie, take pictures with him, I love queen 💖
I was in Montreux late May (2022) and will be back this October (2023) and cannot wait. IEver since I left this charming town, I’ve long to be back. I could stay forever. I want to see the castle this year and explore more of the shops. We took a tour of Montreux and it’s rich musical history and Claude Nobbs. It was a great tour. A interesting fact about Smoke on the Water, if you go into the casino, and you see the musical notes along the stairs and the railing of the top floor of the casino, it’s the song to Deep Purple’s big hit inspired by the great casino fire. I knew they were there to record an album but didn’t know the background on how they were able to get it done after the fire. Thanks for that info! As a Queen fan, I enjoyed the studio experience a lot. It was small, but it was fun to see replicas of Freddie’s costumes as well as Brian’s costume he wore in the glam rock days of the early 70’s. The statue is marvelous and I was able to capture some amazing pictures of the incredible masterpiece. Thank you for capturing this wonderful town to share with everyone who watches it. It is well worth the trip. We’ll be there for 3 days and I know each day will be packed with adventure.
@AlpineTraveller
Жыл бұрын
It’s got a magic pull doesn’t it
2:50 freddie Mercury's home!
Hopefully will get to visit and see this stunning town , and lay some flowers at Freddie’s statue
DEEP PURPLE ... SMOKE ON THE WATER ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Fire in the sky
I want ever get to see that beautiful staue. But in my mind I will see it. ❤️🐈❤️
How i wish i can visit Switzerland thanks for sharing
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Fingers crossed for you. Thanks for watching
I went to boarding school there in the 1970s. Looking back now i didnt realize how good i had it!
Thank you so much for giving your time to create this video. I found it both informative and engaging. I loved your choice of music soundtracks too! I will be sure to watch more of your videos in the future. Have a good day!
We are planning on overnight stop here in June, but looking at your video.. wish I had booked a week. Just subscribed, excellent vid'
Very nice upload enjoyed watching. Thank you for sharing with us
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and the nice feedback!
Love this place ! I would never leave from there!!!
@YS-fv6ov
Жыл бұрын
Same
Fabulous video here throughout well done friends Great Rock history as well so detailed 👍👍👍🎶 See you again stay safe and healthy CHEERS 🤩
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the nice comment! I’m glad you liked it
It’s all good in Montreux!
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely! It’s a nice town to visit
Peaceful and beautiful
Super. great upload~ take care~ Alpine, :))
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it
Красивый уголок Европы.
piękny film z pięknego miejsca
Csodálatos hely...bárcsak eljutnék oda.
The show must go on … the water !
@AlpineTraveller
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
Very interesting place to visit 😊
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
It is! Small town with lots of history. Thanks for watching
Great Video Thanks for sharing. 👍 New subscriber here. 🙂 Greetings from Salzburg, Austria. 🇦🇹
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and subscribing! We really appreciate it. Austria’s on our hit list. I want to do a video on Innsbruck soon.
Very interesting !
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you liked it
Great video. We will be there next week. Just subscribed.
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Hope you enjoyed it there
👌😊👏👏👏🙋♂️
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Gostava que fosse traduzido para português obrigada ❤
Eddie Harris and Les McCann put the Montreux Jazz Festival on the map. Where is their statute?
More on that later
Why this crazy loud music just keep the natural sounds
Sorry...It's Lac Léman only, not Lac of Geneva it's not.
@AlpineTraveller
2 жыл бұрын
I know but English speakers more often know it as Lake Geneva and I wanted to make sure they recognized it. I do give its name as Lac Léman in the video and description
@alexisbeck6727
2 жыл бұрын
You're wrong Janis, look at Wikipedia, it's commonly used in English as Lake Geneva or in German "Genfersee". Only in French we refer to "le Léman" or "lac Léman" (but it's a tautology).
J'ai entendu dire que les Suisses sont bien plus amicaux que les Américains !
There is just a mistake, Montreux is Bigger and more populated than Vevey