Vevey
Vevey is a modest lakefront town between Lausanne and Montreux best known for two very different things: it was Charlie Chaplin's home for the last 25 years of his life, and his former estate is now Chaplin's World, an elaborate museum and recreated studio set that's one of the better-designed single-subject museums in the country; and it's the historic headquarters town of Nestlé, whose food-history museum, the Alimentarium (marked by an oversized fork sculpture planted in the lake just offshore), sits right on the waterfront.
The town's lakefront promenade is lined with sculptures and gives clear views across to the French Alps, and Vevey sits at the eastern edge of the Lavaux vineyard terraces, making it a workable base for wine-region walks as well as the two headline museums. It's a straightforward half-to-full-day stop, easily combined with Montreux given the five-minute train ride between them.
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Charlie Chaplin's former lakeside estate, now a museum and recreated studio set covering his life and films — one of the better-designed single-subject museums in the country.
About 5 minutes by train, making the two easy to combine in a single day.
It marks the Alimentarium, Nestlé's food-history museum, whose headquarters have long been in Vevey.
It sits at the eastern edge of it, making it a workable base for walks through the Lavaux vineyard terraces.
It's a good idea in summer, when advance timed tickets help avoid long waits.
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