Vevey
Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Leman, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Musée Jenisch and Vevey railway station.
Musée Jenisch
Museum
Photo: Dirrival, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Musée Jenisch is a museum of fine arts and prints at Vevey in Vaud in Switzerland. It was set up on 10 March 1897, thanks to a legacy of 200,000 francs from Fanny Henriette Jenisch, wife of Martin Johann Jenisch, a senator of Hamburg.
Vevey railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jmh2o, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vevey railway station is a public transport hub not far from the shore of Lake Geneva. It serves the municipality of Vevey, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Swiss Museum of Games
Museum
Located on the shore of Lake Geneva between the cities of Vevey and Montreux, the Swiss Museum of Games in La Tour-de-Peilz is dedicated to the preservation, research and dissemination of various forms of parlor games.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montreux and La Tour-de-Peilz.
Montreux
Photo: I.montanari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montreux is mostly known for its world-famous two-week-long Jazz Festival, but it is well worth a wander through, if only to get to the scenic Château de Chillon or to get to the hiker's paradise of Hauts de Montreux.
La Tour-de-Peilz
Town
Photo: MSjeu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Tour-de-Peilz is a municipality in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city is located on Lake Geneva between Montreux and Vevey.
Vevey
- Type: Locality with 19,800 residents
- Also known as: “CH5890”
- Location: Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.4642° or 46° 27′ 51″ northLongitude
6.8481° or 6° 50′ 53″ eastPopulation
19,800Elevation
423 metres (1,388 feet)Open location code
8FR8FR7X+M6GeoNames ID
7287444
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