STATUE OF FREDDIE MERCURY
Read moreThe Queen singer fell in love with Montreux while recording an album in 1978. He even said : "If you want peace of mind, come to Montreux" The band will also record their last albums in the Montreux studio, including great songs such as Mother Love. Freddie Mercury will live his last months here, before dying in 1991. Since then, other musicians have come to keep him company : Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, BB King...
EMPRESSISSI
Read moreThe Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria (1837-1898), better known as Sissi, loved to stay in the region. She used to stay at the Grand Hôtel de Territet, which has since been converted into apartments and houses the Audiorama museum. Her walks took her to Caux, where she stayed in August 1898, before being assassinated on September 10 in Geneva. A statue has been erected in her honor in the Jardin des Roses. It reads: "To the memory of Her Majesty the Empress and Queen Elisabeth, in memory of her many visits to Montreux