TravelsWise: Montreux has left a deep mark on the music industry. Home to the internationally known Jazz Festival and the inspiration for the legendary song Smoke on the Water, Montreux has been attracting musicians and artists for decades.

Freddy Mercury had an apartment here and his monument is a centrepiece of the stunning promenade. Nabokov, the author of Lolita and Charlie Chaplin spent the remaining years of their lives here.

What makes Montreux so attractive for artists? The beauty of Lake Geneva and the towering Alps as a backdrop create a magic here that must be experienced to be appreciated.

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daedelus: Just on the shores of the Lake Geneva lies Montreux, home of the Montreux Jazz Festival of international reputation. Here the really rich of Europe retire and die. Listen to the chink of heavy silver at lunch time behind discreet hedges as the elderly and infirm are fed while you eat your take-away baguette.