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. Subscribe to our channel for more videos of Swiss and other Alpine destinations: 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