Montreux Panorama Bike
The tour begins with a long climb up to the Col de Soladier. A sublime bike ride awaits you as you follow the contours of the Alps, particularly along the Chaine des Verraux, which appears as if suspended between the lake and the mountains. Upon arrival at the Col de Soladier, the path meanders peacefully to the highest point of the tour. A stop-off here is a must to admire the breathtaking views over the Vallon d'Orgevaux, the lake, the Riviera and Lavaux.
From here, you cycle over rolling hills all the way to Plan Châtel where a stunning downhill ride alternates on tracks and roads until you arrive at Bains de l'Alliaz. At the Dent de Jaman, a tarmacked track with views over the lake and surrounding area meets a path which leads to the legendary Scex que Plliau and Baie de Clarens. The last part of the tour is a climb on asphalt, tracks and paved roads ending at Avants.
Montreux Panorama Bike (OTV)
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Funicular Les Avants - Sonloup
In the twentieth century, the Les Avants region was a well-regarded winter resort. The funicular railway is still used to access the sledge slopes in winter – and has also become a popular way to reach hiking trails in the summer. Its distinctive, historic red coaches gleam amid the pastoral landscape of Les Avants as a timeless reminder of Swiss excellence in mountain transport.
Funiculaire Les Avants - Sonloup (MontreuxRiviera.com)
Funiculaire Les Avants - Sonloup (GoldenPass)
Funiculaire Les Avants - Sonloup (Grégoire Chappuis/gc-photo.ch)
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Narcissi in bloom
Wild narcissi bloom in April and May and transform the meadows above Montreux and Vevey into immaculately white, perfumed landscapes, a phenomenon described by writer Ernest Hemingway.
As soon as the snow melts, the leaves of the narcissi (narcissus radiiflorus) shoot out of the earth and unfold the energy stored in their bulbs to burst into bloom precociously.
A magnificent didactic and marked trail dedicated to narcissi starts from Les Avants village. Several other marked trails start at Pléïades, Glion, Caux and Mont-Pèlerin stations. These trails cross the most beautiful meadows and the most breathtaking landscapes.
In the Belle Époque, the narcissus festival indicated the end of the high season. Between 1897 and 1957, splendid narcissus festivals with prestigious processions of floral floats signified the end of the tourist high season in Montreux. Affluent winter visitors and one-day visitors took boxed narcissi home with them. An extensively used flower to promote Montreux Riviera.
Prairie de narcisses_3 (© Maude Rion)
Prairie de narcisses_2 (© Maude Rion)
Prairie de narcisses (© Maude Rion)
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