Children and Family-Friendly Events at the Montreux Jazz Festival

Free open-air concert in the park at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland

Children are welcome at many events at the annual Montreux Jazz Festival while free child-care facilities are available for parents attending concerts and jazz clubs. Children are generally welcome at the annual Montreux Jazz Festival. Although the headline concerts are very much aimed at adults, children over 6 may attend many performances. Special workshops are … Read more

Cheap Flights to Lausanne on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Lausanne Train Station, Switzerland

Travelers to Lausanne on Lac Léman usually fly to Geneva (GVA) or Zurich (ZRH) airports and then continue by train or road to the capital of Vaud. Cheap flights go to Geneva, on especially Easyjet, while Zurich has a larger number of intercontinental flights. Flying to Lausanne in Switzerland usually involved flights to either Geneva … Read more

The Swiss Stained Glass and Art Museum in Romont

Stained Glass in Romont Switzerland

The Vitro Musée of Swiss stained glass and reverse painting on glass is housed in the Chateau de Romont castle in a historic wall-enclosed medieval town in Canton Fribourg. The Musée Suisse du Vitrail et des Arts du Verre / Schweizerisches Museum für Glasmalerei und Glaskunst, or Swiss Museum of Stained Glass and Glass Art, … Read more

Enjoy Free Concerts at the Cully Jazz Festival

Poster for Cully Jazz 20113

The annual spring-time Cully Jazz festival attracts international artists and Swiss musicians to the small town Cully on the shores of Lake Geneva in the Lavaux region between Lausanne and Montreux. Public transportation – go by train, return by bus – usually is the best way of getting to Cully Jazz concerts. Jazz is very … Read more

Flights to Montreux on Lac Léman, Switzerland

Montreux Waterfront on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva Airport (GVA) is the closest airport to Montreux on Lac Léman in Switzerland. Travelers on flights to Zurich Airport can usually reach Montreux faster by car or train than by using connecting flights via Genève. The closest airport to Montreux is Geneva Airport (GVA) on the Swiss-French border in canton Genève. From here, fast … Read more