Isabelle's Guidebook

Isabelle
Isabelle's Guidebook

Sightseeing

20’ driving distance – Breathtaking views, Freddy Mercury’s memorial, great choice of restaurants, 1000 year old fully-restored châteaux de Chillon and much more..!
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Montreux
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20’ driving distance – Breathtaking views, Freddy Mercury’s memorial, great choice of restaurants, 1000 year old fully-restored châteaux de Chillon and much more..!
20’ driving distance – Charming city, beautiful lake view, casino, thermal baths, great choice of restaurants, world class golf, lake port, all sort of nautical activities.
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Évian-les-Bains
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20’ driving distance – Charming city, beautiful lake view, casino, thermal baths, great choice of restaurants, world class golf, lake port, all sort of nautical activities.
40’ driving distance – Europe largest underground lake, charming city and local food.
Saint-Léonard
40’ driving distance – Europe largest underground lake, charming city and local food.
45’ driving distance – Beautiful middle age castle, pretty old city and local food.
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Yvoire
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45’ driving distance – Beautiful middle age castle, pretty old city and local food.
1h15’ driving distance – The port, lakeside promenade, great shopping district, museums, many food options, CERN, medieval city of Calvin, and so much more.
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Geneva
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1h15’ driving distance – The port, lakeside promenade, great shopping district, museums, many food options, CERN, medieval city of Calvin, and so much more.
45’ driving distance – The heart of La Gruyère, the original and only gruyere cheese factory and museum, the middle age castle fully restored, the medieval village and it’s antique shops, the gorgeous Moleson for endless bike rides, hikes or ski in winter time.
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Gruyères
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45’ driving distance – The heart of La Gruyère, the original and only gruyere cheese factory and museum, the middle age castle fully restored, the medieval village and it’s antique shops, the gorgeous Moleson for endless bike rides, hikes or ski in winter time.
Enjoy the Lavaux, UNESCO heritage site, its wine yards by-the-lake, medieval villages, small cafes and numerous wine caves.
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Saint-Saphorin
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Enjoy the Lavaux, UNESCO heritage site, its wine yards by-the-lake, medieval villages, small cafes and numerous wine caves.
The Compagnie Générale de Navigation or CGN cruises over the Léman lake and can pick up and drop off from Saint-Gingolph, walking distance from the apartment to Montreux, Vevey, Lausanne and many more. Check the timetable: https://www.cgn.ch/
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CGN SA
1 Quai Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
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The Compagnie Générale de Navigation or CGN cruises over the Léman lake and can pick up and drop off from Saint-Gingolph, walking distance from the apartment to Montreux, Vevey, Lausanne and many more. Check the timetable: https://www.cgn.ch/

Museum

35’ driving distance – International class Gianna museum, great food places, closeness to Saint-Bernard peak, dog shelter and abbey.
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Martigny
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35’ driving distance – International class Gianna museum, great food places, closeness to Saint-Bernard peak, dog shelter and abbey.
20’ driving distance – Endless lakeside promenades, Nestle Alimentarium museum, Charlie Chaplin home and museum, middle-age style shopping district
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Vevey
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20’ driving distance – Endless lakeside promenades, Nestle Alimentarium museum, Charlie Chaplin home and museum, middle-age style shopping district
45’ driving distance – Lake side promenades, amazing choice of restaurants, CIO museum, medieval cathedral, rich shopping district, multiple museums.
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Lausanne
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45’ driving distance – Lake side promenades, amazing choice of restaurants, CIO museum, medieval cathedral, rich shopping district, multiple museums.
25’ driving distance - Spend a day visiting Charlie Chaplin’s house and museum to never forget his life-long contributions to cinema.
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Chaplin's World
2 Rte de Fenil
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25’ driving distance - Spend a day visiting Charlie Chaplin’s house and museum to never forget his life-long contributions to cinema.

Fun activities

5’ driving distance – Lakeside “riviera style” village, giant aqua park, Swiss miniature park for kids and adults, nautical activities, good choice of restaurants.
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Le Bouveret
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5’ driving distance – Lakeside “riviera style” village, giant aqua park, Swiss miniature park for kids and adults, nautical activities, good choice of restaurants.
10’ driving distance – One of the largest all-you-can-play site in Switzerland: bowling, kart, kid space, open sky mall/shops, arcade games
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FunPlanet Rennaz/Villeneuve
11 Rte des Deux Chênes
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10’ driving distance – One of the largest all-you-can-play site in Switzerland: bowling, kart, kid space, open sky mall/shops, arcade games
30’ driving distance - climbing up and down, gliding in the middle of the trees; just outside of Aigles and its beautiful old city and castle.
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Adventure Park - Aigle
Chemin de Fahy
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30’ driving distance - climbing up and down, gliding in the middle of the trees; just outside of Aigles and its beautiful old city and castle.
50’ driving distance - Historical home of the Cailler chocolate, a museum and factory tour in the middle of the Swiss countryside.
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Maison Cailler
7 Rue Jules Bellet
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50’ driving distance - Historical home of the Cailler chocolate, a museum and factory tour in the middle of the Swiss countryside.
25’ driving distance - A great thermal station with all amenities.
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Lavey-les-Bains
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25’ driving distance - A great thermal station with all amenities.
20’ driving distance - A gorgeous Christmas Market to see, eat, drink, enjoy Christmas in the gorgeous Montreux city.
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Marché Montreux
1820 Quai de la Rouvenaz
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20’ driving distance - A gorgeous Christmas Market to see, eat, drink, enjoy Christmas in the gorgeous Montreux city.

Ski resort

60’ driving distance – One of the best Alpes ski resorts for all ski-levels. A great place to enjoy nightlife as well. Luxurious shopping district.
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Téléverbier SA
419 CP
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60’ driving distance – One of the best Alpes ski resorts for all ski-levels. A great place to enjoy nightlife as well. Luxurious shopping district.
40’ driving distance – A charming ski resort for family and countryside ski lovers.
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Villars-sur-Ollon
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40’ driving distance – A charming ski resort for family and countryside ski lovers.
40’ driving distance – Great ski resort. Very large ski domain connecting 12 ski resorts between Switzerland and France.
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Télé Champéry - Crosets Portes du Soleil SA (TCCPS)
15 Rte de la Fin
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40’ driving distance – Great ski resort. Very large ski domain connecting 12 ski resorts between Switzerland and France.

Golf club

20’ driving distance - A close to 100 year-old golf club. British style.
Golf Club Montreux
54 Rte d'Evian
20’ driving distance - A close to 100 year-old golf club. British style.
30’ driving distance - A 20 year old golf in the middle of the country-side nearby Vevey, for demanding golfers.
Lavaux Golf
12 Chem. du Tolovaux
30’ driving distance - A 20 year old golf in the middle of the country-side nearby Vevey, for demanding golfers.
30’ driving distance - International class golf club home of one of the Lady’s PGA tour events. An absolute must-play for all golfers.
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Evian Resort Golf Club
Route du Golf
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30’ driving distance - International class golf club home of one of the Lady’s PGA tour events. An absolute must-play for all golfers.
40’ driving distance - A golf on the ski slopes of the Villars ski resorts. Breathtaking views and slopes.
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Golf-Club Villars
4 Rte du Col de la Croix
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40’ driving distance - A golf on the ski slopes of the Villars ski resorts. Breathtaking views and slopes.

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Where to find food and beverage and other retail stores

Many options: - for food and beverage, in saint Gingolph on the French side of the village, 5’ walking distance, there is a retail store “Casino”. - still on the French side around 15’ by car in Lugrin you have an “Intermarché” with all what you can dream of in terms of food, beverage and more. Just pay attention at not exceeding the custom limits for alcohol, meat, etc. - on the Swiss side 10’ driving distance you have a “Migros” in Le Bouveret with everything food and beverage. - Still on the Swiss side, in Villeneuve, 15’ driving distance, you will find all sorts of stores = big «mall»