Mont Pèlerin

#887 among destinations in Switzerland

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Mont Pèlerin is a mountain of the Swiss Plateau, overlooking Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. It lies north of Chardonne, over Vevey, the border with the canton of Fribourg running at the eastern foot of the mountain. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3543 ftProminence: 1073 ftCoordinates: 46°29'50"N, 6°49'8"E

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VaudSwitzerland

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Mont Pèlerin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glérolles Castle, Ze Fork, Swiss Museum of Games, Musée Jenisch.

2.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Glérolles Castle, Chexbres
57 min walk • Glérolles Castle is situated in the municipality of Saint-Saphorin, canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on the northern shore of Lake Geneva. Its earliest elements date from a fortress built around 1150. The modern building serves as the headquarters for a vineyard of the same name, and as a venue which can be hired to host social events.
3 miSE
Memorial
Ze Fork, Vevey
77 min walk • Fork of Vevey is an 8-metre-tall, 1.3-metre-wide stainless steel fork on the shore of Lake Geneva in Vevey, Switzerland. Fork of Vevey is a part of the Alimentarium, a Vevey-based museum with a permanent exhibition on food and Nestlé's history.
3.5 miSE
Museum
Swiss Museum of Games, La Tour-de-Peilz
90 min walk • 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.
2.8 miSE
Fine arts exhibits in a historic setting
Musée Jenisch, Vevey
71 min walk • 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. It was designed in the neo-classical style by the architect Louis Maillard and Robert Convert.
2.2 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Children's museum
Manoir de Ban
56 min walk • The Manoir de Ban, or Champ de Ban Estate Manor, is a manor house located at Corsier-sur-Vevey on the banks of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The property is known for having been Charlie Chaplin's home for 25 years, from 1952 until his death in 1977.
2 miSW
Church, Ancient Roman architecture
Reformed Church of Saint-Symphorien, Saint-Saphorin
51 min walk • The Reformed Church of Saint-Symphorien is a Protestant church in Saint-Saphorin, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
~90 ftSE
View point, Tower
Mont Pèlerin TV Tower
1 min walk • The Mont Pèlerin TV Tower is a transmission tower situated on Mont Pèlerin in the area of Chardonne, north of Vevey and is the only TV tower of Switzerland equipped with an observation deck, which is accessible by an elevator. Including this mast, the height of the tower is 122.6 metres.
2.1 miS
Architecture, Art museum, Museum
Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier, Vevey
53 min walk • The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement is a World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of 17 building projects in several countries by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
3.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Hauteville Castle
81 min walk • Hauteville Castle is a castle in the municipality of Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3 miSE
46°27'30"N • 6°50'47"E
Alimentarium – Food Museum, Vevey
76 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.8 miS
Forts and castles
Aile Castle, Vevey
72 min walk • Aile Castle is a castle in the municipality of Vevey of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.