Attractions and Places To See around Remaufens - Top 20

The 360-degree panorama From the summit, you can enjoy a gigantic panoramic view: To the north: The glittering Lake Geneva and the entire Mittelland region up to the Jura. To the south & east: The mighty peaks of the Mont Blanc massif and the Bernese Alps. 🍴 Gastronomy & Observatory Summit restaurant: The modern restaurant Le Sommet is located directly next to the mountain station. It offers a large sun terrace and local specialities (such as real Gruyère fondue). 🚡 Ways to the summit The comfortable option (train): From Moléson-Village with the funicular to Plan-Francey, then change to the large cable car, which takes you directly to the summit. The sporty option (hiking trails): Via the west flank: A beautiful, classic mountain hiking trail from Plan-Francey (approx. 1 hour 45 minutes, T2). Via ridge paths: Those who ascend via the via ferratas (Le Pilier or La Face) reach the main summit after exiting via a magnificent, secured ridge path in approx. 20 minutes.

This section of the lake promenade is reachable in a 5-minute walk from the train station in Montreux.

After Freddie's death, the band initially tried to create a memorial for his fans and followers in London. However, the city council refused. A suitable location was found in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, where the band recorded their last albums and albums at Mountain Studios, and where Freddie also owned an apartment. The statue, created by sculptor Irena Sedlecka (1928-2020), stands almost 3 meters high above Lake Geneva and was unveiled five years after Freddie's death, on November 25, 1996, by Freddie's parents and Montserrat Caballé, in the presence of band members Brian May and Roger Taylor. An impressive video with original footage of the unveiling can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxwcVx8NCKI

While elsewhere winter still reigns deep, here the first signs of spring are already emerging. Dreamy.

Les Avants The village was one of the first ski resorts in Switzerland. In the nineteenth century, the spa town experienced a certain tourist development with the construction of the first hotels by the Dufour family. The construction of the Jaman tunnel in 1905, which provided a rail link with the Pays d'Enhaut, allowed the resort to become a strong tourist destination until the First World War, notably with the collaboration of the architect Louis Villard. Served by one of the first electrified railways, with a steep slope and no rack railways, the village is a popular destination for the English. It is also home to Switzerland's first bobsleigh run (which later became a toboggan run) and an ice rink. It was on this ice, which was actually tennis courts converted into an ice rink below the "Grand Hôtel des Avants", that the first European Ice Hockey Championship was held in 1910. Since 1910, the Les Avants - Sonloup funicular (still in operation, with the two carriages and the historic machines renovated between June 2012 and January 2013) has been operating on the Sonloup site, allowing sledders to climb to the top of the slopes again. The first war, especially the crisis of 1929, halted development and the large hotels gradually closed. Now competing with the many winter sports resorts created after the 1939-45 war, Les Avants was never to experience the tourist attraction it enjoyed at the beginning of the century. Ernest Hemingway had recently lived in the village for a few months in 1922 (at the "Pension de la Forêt" on the outskirts of Chamby) and wrote about his experiences and pleasures of the sled race there in several chapters of "A Farewell to Arms". In the second half of the century, the village developed into a residential area and experienced a tourist activity such as hiking and some winter activities in the low mountain range (sledding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, ski touring). Text / Source: SIA Les Avants https://www.lesavants.ch/histoire

Les Avants The charming village of Les Avants is located at an altitude of about 1000 meters and is part of the municipality of Montreux. It is at the gateway to the Pays d'Enhaut and the Vaud Prealps. The village was one of the first ski resorts in Switzerland and was home to the first Swiss bobsleigh run. 10 km from Lake Geneva, nestled under the Dent de Jaman and the Rochers de Naye, Les Avants is an ideal place for hiking. Many marked hiking trails, including the Daffodil Trail, attract hikers, especially in May when the hills are covered with the white flowers of daffodils. Also to discover is the flower clock, one of the oldest in Europe, on the Place de la Gare. Text / Source: SIA Les Avants https://www.lesavants.ch/

Beautiful viewpoint at the highest point of the mountain. During the walk there you will not encounter any water fountains. It is important to bring enough water with you. There is a restaurant on the mountain if necessary.

On the opposite bank are the French seaside resorts of Evian and Thonon.