Montreux, one of Switzerland's most famous cities - driving end of winter 🇨🇭 | 4K City Drive

Montreux is a municipality and a Swiss town on the shoreline of Lake Leman at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland and has a population of approximately 26,433, and about 85,000 in the agglomeration Vevey-Montreux as 2019.
The centre of the region named Riviera (French: Riviera vaudoise), Montreux is an important tourist destination since the 19th century for its mild climate. The region includes numerous Belle Époque palaces and hotels near the shores of Lake Leman. Montreux railway station is a stop on the Simplon Railway and is a mountain railway hub.
The earliest settlement was a Late Bronze Age village at Baugy. Montreux lies on the north east shore of Lake Leman at the fork in the Roman road from Italy over the Simplon Pass, where the roads to the Roman capital of Aventicum and the road into Gaul through Besançon separated. This made it an important settlement in the Roman era. A Roman villa from the 2nd-4th centuries and a 6th-7th century cemetery have been discovered.
In the 12th century, viticulture was introduced to the region, and the sunny slopes of the lake from Lavaux to Montreux became an important wine-growing region. Montreux is first mentioned in 1215 as Mustruel. In 1295, the Bishop of Sion sold the parish of Montreux to Girard of Oron. In 1317, it was split between the Lords of Oron (Le Châtelard) and the Counts of Savoy (Les Planches). A Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit administered estates and a hospital in Montreux starting in about 1309.
The region was subject to various princes, most notably the princes of Savoy from the south side of the lake. They unified the territory which comprises the present canton of Vaud and were generally popular sovereigns.
After the Burgundian Wars in the 15th century, the Swiss in Bern occupied the region without resistance, an indication of the weakness of the princes of Savoy. Under Bernese rule (1536-1798) it belonged to the Bailiwick of Chillon (renamed in 1735 into the Bailiwick of Vevey).
The Reformation made the region around Montreux and Vevey an attractive haven for Huguenots from Italy, who brought their artisanal skills and set up workshops and businesses.
The abbey of Les Echarpes blanches was founded in 1626.
In 1798, Napoleon liberated the region from the Bernese. In the 19th century, the tourist industry became a major commercial outlet, with the grand hotels of Montreux attracting the rich and cultured from Europe and America.
Starting in the 19th century there were three independent municipalities that shared a central authority. This county council was made up of four deputies from Le Châtelard, two from Les Planches and one from Veytaux. The church, the market hall of La Rouvenaz, the secondary school (the building was from 1872 and 1897) and the slaughter-house (1912) were all owned by the county council. Each municipality had its own taxes and a mayor. In 1962, the municipalities of Le Châtelard and Les Planches merged, while Veytaux remained independent.
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[@umadevikumawat4346]

ONE OF THE BEST VIDEO TOUR OF MONTREUX❤💯

[@AdventurousA]

Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed it. 🤗

[@josephli7164]

Thanks for your post. It is a beautiful old modern city with spectacular views.

[@AdventurousA]

Thank you 🤗 Montreux is a great place 👍🏼

[@sasithonw4164]

Thank you for the video! I studied there 6 years ago and I miss everything about this place!

[@AdventurousA]

Montreux in summer is great!! Hope you get to come back soon. Thanks for your message 🤗

[@sutton0028]

Glioner?

[@blondiebluetx64]

Love this video. The calm streets, the road noise is so calming. I’ve been to Montreux once and I’m making my second trip this October. Thank you for sharing your driving trip. I really enjoyed it a lot. Looking forward to the summer trip.

[@AdventurousA]

Thank you for the lovely comment which I appreciated. I hope you enjoy your second time in Montreux, how long will you visit for. FYI October is no long summer in Montreux but weather usually remains a bit mild 👍🏼

[@blondiebluetx64]

@@AdventurousA we’ll be there for 3 days this time. Looking forward to it as we know our way around a little bit, we’ll be exploring more.

[@AdventurousA]

@@blondiebluetx64 enjoy it! 🤗

[@karenmundorff178]

Wish I was there❤

[@AdventurousA]

Weather was kind of crapy

[@oneoneseven4410]

My country, my city ❤️

[@AdventurousA]

Montreux is awesome! 🤗

[@bundasriharyani698]

Montreux city awesome driving end of winter seeing building side half a raod much store as selling face to face another

[@AdventurousA]

Thanks for your message. Unfortunately the weather wasn't too good that day and it was a Sunday. I will redo a video with sunny weather. All the best

[@Adrian_Adrian11]

Beautiful Montreux!

[@JoeJohn777]

Even in winter the city is fantastic! I wish i could live there!

[@AdventurousA]

Hope your wish comes true. Soon a driving video in summer with sun!

[@JoeJohn777]

@@AdventurousA Thank you ! Maybe one day ! Cant wait for your new vidéo !

[@JoeJohn777]

@@AdventurousA Thank you ! ; )

[@AdventurousA]

@@JoeJohn777 You're welcome!

[@trinedalhaug2458]

pretty place!

[@AdventurousA]

Montreux is super pretty!

[@user-xn3tq7oh1k]

Muchas gracias. Muy bello video 🤸‍♂️

[@AdventurousA]

De nada! :-)

[@Sergio-gf9tj]

Merci pour cette belle vidéo beaucoup de souvenirs ❤️

[@AdventurousA]

Ça fait combien de temps que vous êtes pas revenu ? 🤗

[@Sergio-gf9tj]

Bonjour Ça fait déjà une dizaine d’années je suis né en Suisse je fais toutes mes écoles je vais également travailler et puis là Je suis allé vivre en Italie à cause de mon travail maintenant j’aimerais bien y retourner en Suisse pendant mes vacances

[@Sergio-gf9tj]

Excuse moi j’ai fait une faute je viens de me réveiller 😂

[@AdventurousA]

@@Sergio-gf9tj j'espère un jour que vous pouvez retourner pour y vivre 🤗

[@AdventurousA]

@@Sergio-gf9tj 😁

[@amirguermazi929]

Thank you for the vidéo

[@AdventurousA]

You're welcome! 🤗

[@cristinav2797]

Gracias me recordó cuando viví en montreux 5 años

[@AdventurousA]

Gracias por tu comentario. Montreux es una hermosa ciudad. Haré otro video cuando haga mejor tiempo. Cuídate.

[@milagrosalvarezfeijoo5301]

Que recuerdos tan bonitos cuando vivíamos alli

[@AdventurousA]

¿Cuánto tiempo viviste allí? Pronto haré un video de Montreux durante el verano.

[@alexriff963]

Toppinly!

[@AdventurousA]

Thanks! 🤗

[@idalinawin]

Montreux is a spectacular city! Love there!!! 🥰

[@AdventurousA]

I am glad you enjoyed the video! 🤗 Do you live there?

[@idalinawin]

@@AdventurousA No, I do live in Zürich 😀

[@AdventurousA]

@@idalinawin I plan on making a driving video! 🤗

[@idalinawin]

@@AdventurousA That´s a nice Idea! Switzerland has a lot of beautiful cities and Zürich is one of them 😀🤗🥂

[@AdventurousA]

@@idalinawin for sure... been there many times 👍🏼🤗

[@Powershotknecht]

nice

[@AdventurousA]

Thanks! 🤗

[@Boss_Poggy]

Nice vid...new subs here👈👈👈👍👍👍

[@AdventurousA]

Thanks!

Comment les Montreux célèbrent-ils le réveillon du Nouvel An ?

[@AdventurousA]

Avec des feux d’artifices et champagne 🥂

[@ExecutiveCoachLeadership]

it is probably a sunday or a public holiday. you hardly see anyone outside.

[@AdventurousA]

It was on a Sunday. Much calmer 🤗

[@fatenetsaidmasmoudi3354]

Un peu démoralisant désolé pour cela rues désertes 💝🌹🙏

[@AdventurousA]

C'était filmé un dimanche. Ici tu trouveras une ville de Montreux avec plus de vie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/np28fqOfp7Kcna8

[@donaljewelry9152]

🥳🥳🥳😂😂

[@AdventurousA]

Thanks 🤗

[@aloysiusogbunigwe1129]

This is my city

[@AdventurousA]

Beautiful city, unfortunately the weather wasn't great the day of the video.

[@adhykurniawan3687]

C'est tranquile

[@AdventurousA]

@@adhykurniawan3687 c'était un dimanche.

[@dinesh911]

Love the dashcam recordings of yours.... I live in Switzerland and drove through the city again this past Saturday, in heavy rain 😂BTW, I am always hesitant to share my dashcam recordings on social media /public domain because of the varied dashcam rules in Europe. In Switzerland aparently its allowed to record but not to upload in public domain... Have you come across any issues?Is it "legal"? Please leave a comment... Thanks

[@AdventurousA]

@@dinesh911 thanks so much for your comment and am glad you like the videos. Summer in Switzerland has been a summer, rain rain rain...

[@jaroslavprocka3568]

is this in february or march?

[@AdventurousA]

Hello there! This video was made in March of this year. One of the first videos I did 😬