Vevey

By train

Trains between Geneva and Montreux travel along the northern shore of Lake Geneva and stop in Vevey. From elsewhere in Switzerland, you need to change in Lausanne. From Geneva the ride is about an hour and as of 2018 a return ticket costs Fr. 58.

Gare de Vevey

By bus

Take bus 1 from Montreux or Chateau de Chillon to Vevey's city centre and funicular.

By car

Vevey is next to the east-west autoroute A9, and A12 connects the city to Berne in the northeast. For a more scenic drive, there's always the lakeside highway 9 from Lausanne or Montreaux.

You can walk most of the old town but for an excursion take the mountain railway to Pleiades for some great views and skiing in season. Make sure you get the Riviera Card at your hotel, you'll be able to use the bus for free.
You can also get a free bike for whole day with CFS 20 deposit, which just in front of "COOP" super market next to the train station.

• Beautiful views from the lake and the lake shores.

• Musee l'Histoire de Vevey

• Monument de Henryk SienkiewiczThe famous Nobel-prize winning writer's monument is in the Grand Hotel's garden, but the hotel's personnel is happy to help and talk about it. The writer was living and working there during his political emigration from occupied Poland.

• Alimentarium

  address: Quai Perdonnet 25
  Food Museum (Nestle)

• Fork of Vevey8-metre-tall stainless steel fork on the shore of Lake Geneva.

Villa Le Lac

address: Route de Lavaux 21

Designed by Le Corbusier in 1923, this is one of 17 of his buildings to be listed as a world heritage site.

Chaplin's World

phone: +41 842 422 422

address: Route de Fenil 2, 1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey

The vast estate, near Vevey, where supreme movie legend Charlie Chaplin lived with his family from 1953 to his death in 1977. The museum has been 15 years and an estimated 60 million francs in the making, and has two parts: the actor's actual house, and "the Studio", a newer building with a reconstruction of a Hollywood studio, that allows visitors to enter Chaplin's artistic environment.

Le Nest

phone: +41 21 924 40 40

address: Chaussée de la Guinguette

Museum about Nestle's History

Swiss Camera Museum

Museum de la Confrérie des Vignerons

Musée Jenisch

address: avenue de la Gare

Swiss museum of games

phone: +41 21 977 23 00

address: Au Château

Roman Catholic Church of Notre-Dame

Orthodox Church

Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Martin

Aile Castle

Chemin de fer Blonay-Chamby

address: Gare de Blonay

Switzerland's première preserved railway and one of the most significant in Western Europe. Both steam and vintage electric trains operate over this metre-gauge line, part of the former Chemins de fer Electriques Veveysans. Passengers can also visit the museum and shed, which houses a large collection of metre-gauge trains and tramcars from all over Switzerland, as well as France, Germany, and Italy. On the last Sunday of each month and on Pentecost Monday trains operate all the way from Vevey, at extra cost.

• Mountain PelerinFrom the main train station take the Bus 1, direction Vevey-Funiculaire (ticket Fr. 2.80). Alternatively, it's a walk of seven blocks. The ticket for the funicular costs Fr. 10.80 (return) and offers nice views. The views and atmosphere on the Mont Pelerin are marvelous, but do take the hike trip to it's summit where the telecommunication tower is located. It takes a bit more than an hour to get there, following an asphalt path through the rural area, yet, sometimes it is rather sloppy but nothing special. The elevator for the tower costs Fr. 5 (Fr. 3 for children

• In the summer you can rent a pedal boat or motor boat and take a trip on the lake. Rates vary from Fr. 18 for 1/2h on a pedal boat up to Fr. 220 for the largest motor boat for which you'd need a boat drivers license.

• National BarExpect the service to be a little slow when it's busy but if you're not in a hurry and are out for a good time the great atmosphere makes the wait worthwhile. The food is great and they keep changing the menu every month. During the summer they have a great terrace and in the winter it's the best place to go. It's located just outside the border of the main square on the right side if you're facing the lake.

• Restaurant des Trois Sifflets

  phone: +41 21 921 14 13
  address: Rue du Simplon 1
  The cheese fondue arrives with quite the fanfare.

• Restaurant Denis Martin

  phone: +41 21 921 12 10
  address: Rue du Château 2
  If you're into molecular cuisine à la Heston Blumenthal.

• CharliesDuring the summer they open the bar right on the border of the lake, it's the best place in town to relax and have a couple of beers until sunset.

• Le V e

• The Rocking Chair

• le Bout du MondeDrink a toast to "the end of the world".

Budget

• Riviera Lodge backpacker

  phone: +41 21 923 80 40
  address: Grande place 5
  Rooms 2, 4, 6 or 8 beds from Fr. 27.-

Mid-range

• Les Negociants

  phone: +41 21 922 70 11
  address: Rue du Conseil 27

• Egli Bed and Breakfast

  phone: +41 21 922 60 87
  address: Chemin du Petit-Centenaire 8, 1802 Corseaux
  They have a cat, so beware if you are allergic. Views of the lake are amazing. You are staying in someone's home though. Nice place to start the wine hike or go up the funicular for dinner.

Splurge

• Hotel Du Lac

  phone: +41 21 925 06 06
  address: 1 Rue d'Italie
  It opened in the winter of 2006 and it's an absolutely beautiful hotel, get a room facing the lake.

• Astra Pavillon

  phone: +41 21 925 04 04
  address: Place de la Gare 4

• Hôtel des Trois Couronnes

  phone: +41 21 923 32 00
  address: Rue d'Italie 49

• Modern Times Hotel

  phone: +41 21 925 22 22
  address: Chemin du Genévrier 20
  This hotel is right after the highway exit, has nice view over the city. You need a car if you stay there.

• Montreux
• Lavaux
• Lausanne