Montreux and the birth of the first hotels

Whilst in 1830, tourists stayed in guest houses, in 1835 they were able to stay in the first two hotels which appeared in Montreux, the Pension Richelieu, currently the Royal Plaza, and the Pension Visinand. Then, in 1837, Montreux offered to its guests the famous Hôtel du Cygne. From this time onwards, the number of hotels increased rapidly and went from 8 in 1850 to 85 in 1912.


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Montreux and its churches

Churches built for tourists:
In 1873 : Eglise écossaise (Scottish church) on the Rue de la Gare
In 1877 : Eglise anglaise (English church) in Territet and a second one in 1886 in Vernex
In 1881 : Eglise allemande (German church) on the Grand-Rue
In 1885 : Eglise catholique (Catholic church) on the Avenue du Casino.

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Montreux and its means of transport

A series of construction of different means of transport following the tourist boom:
In 1882: Territet-Glion funicular
In 1888: Vevey-Chillon electric tram
In 1892: Glion-Naye railway and a tram from Trait to Les Planches which no longer exists.
In 1909: Montreux-Glion railway and Territet-Mont Fleuri tram
In 1910: Les Avants-Sonloup funicular, Clarens-Chailly-Blonay tram
From 1901 to 1905: Construction of various lines for the M.O.B.


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