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MONTREUX RIVIERA
AN EXCITING 2016 LIES AHEAD
A rich, exhilarating
and inspiring landmark year is in store for Montreux Riviera!
Kicking off in style with the opening of the Modern Times Hotel,
this year also celebrates the highly anticipated launch of
Chaplin's World, followed closely by that of nest and the reopening
of the Alimentarium after nine months of renovation works.
With the
Cully Jazz Festival serving as a taster of what's to come, this
year marks the 50th edition of the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival
and the bicentenary of Lord Byron's visit to the region. For these
reasons and more, Montreux Riviera will find itself under the
spotlight!
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Chaplin’s World By Grevin to open
on 17 April!
Chaplin’s World will open to the public on
17 April 2016! Visitors will find themselves immersed in the world
of Charlie Chaplin, experiencing a thrilling encounter with one of
the 20th century's greatest artists and the personalities who
marked his life.
Chaplin's World is a unique exhibition space
marrying culture, entertainment and an incredible journey back in
time, drawing on a symbiosis of scenography, multimedia,
cinematography and virtual worlds.
In leafy surroundings against a backdrop of the lake and mountains,
the legendary Manoir de Ban, where Charlie Chaplin lived with his
family, will be open to the public enabling visitors to relive the
high points of the artist's life.
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Modern Times Hotel, a brand new 4-star Montreux
Riviera hotel
Situated
atop the hilltops of Vevey and open since the beginning of February
2016, the Modern Times Hotel (4*) celebrates the world of Charlie
Chaplin in an elegant, minimalist style. This hotel with its
contemporary design offers 138 rooms including 10 junior suites
each with a view of Les Pléaides or Lake Geneva.
It also boasts a restaurant
with an open grill and bar, a souvenir shop and a conference
centre. Within easy reach of the A9 motorway, the Modern Times
Hotel offers extensive parking facilities and is located just a few
minutes' drive away from the Chaplin's World museum.
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nest – Nestlé's brand new exhibition space – opens
on 3 June!
Nestlé
is celebrating its 150th anniversary with the opening of nest, a
unique interactive exhibition space housed in its Vevey birthplace.
Delve into the world of Nestlé – from its origins to its visions of
the future – and find out how the company began in this very spot
and subsequently grew to become one of Switzerland's global
agribusiness leaders.
This is the historic place where Henri Nestlé
invented his first formula for infants in 1866, which led to the
creation of milk chocolate in 1875.
Nest will inspire and entertain families and visitors interested in
finding out more about Nestlé and the career of this chemist who
become an industry pioneer. Wandering through this new exhibition
space enables the visitor to enter into the mindset of the Nestlé
employees whose innovative products led to fundamental advances in
the fields of taste, nutrition, health and well-being.
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Byron’s Back celebrates the 200th anniversary of
Lord Byron's visit to Chillon Castle
On
26 June 1816, Lord Byron first crossed the threshold of Chillon
Castle where he became inspired to write one of his most famous
poems The Prisoner of Chillon. With his opus
attracting an influx of visitors to the region, Lord Byron left an
indelible mark on his era thanks to his talent and the immediate
success of each published work.
From 29 April to 21 August 2016, a
temporary exhibition will take place at the castle which focuses on
Byron's visit to Switzerland through a series of documents, public
records, artefacts and rare books.
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Lavaux dances to the beat with the Cully Jazz
Festival
With
the wine-producing village of Cully serving as a base, add a
handful of eclectic jazz performances, a dash of UNESCO
heritage-listed vineyards, a pinch of Lake Geneva as a backdrop and
season with some fine wine – and voilà, the unmistakable Cully Jazz
Festival recipe!
From 8 to 16 April, the village celebrates jazz
with the IN Festival's exclusive concerts and the OFF Festival's
great live performances held in wine cellars throughout the
village. Now in its 35th year, the festival has become a
not-to-be-missed event attracting jazz lovers and revellers
alike!
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