Visit Chillon Castle on your Switzerland Vacations in Montreux

Visit Chillon Castle on your Switzerland Vacations in Montreux

When visiting Montreux be sure to see Chillon Castle on your Switzerland Vacations. Take in the history at Castle Chillon, famous for wine produced here

From your Hotel in Montreux, the Golf Hotel Ren Capt you'll enjoy a great view of the Castle but you'll probably want to get closer, so here are some facts to take with you.

Chteau de Chillon, Montreux Riviera

Chillon Castle is a romantic site located near Montreux and close to Villeneuve. It is built on a rocky islet on Lake Geneva against a steep forest slope.

This islet on the shore of Lake Geneva was occupied since the Bronze Age for strategic reasons. The castle as it is today dates from the 13th century. It was built by the House of Savoy to control and tax the passage along Lake Geneva. The fortress was also used as an arsenal, prison, and temporary residence of the famous Dukes of Savoy.

One well known scene of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's sentimental novel "Julie or the New Heloise" (1762) was set in Chillon Castle. Intrigued, Lord Byron visited the castle and found the inspiration to write "The Prisoner of Chillon" (1816). This work describes the sufferings of Franois Bonivard (1493-1570), a prior that was imprisoned for a long time for his anti-Savoy positions.

There have been recent improvements made to restore the look of the Castle and its dungeon, its private chapel, its ancient weapons and its lookout path. Chillon Castle remains a highly valued site: it attracts more than 300,000 visitors a year, 75% of which are foreign tourists.

You can walk to the castle if you like, as it only takes about 20 minutes. Or you can take the bus for a free ride to the castle from in front of the Golf Hotel Ren Capt in Montreux

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