Christmas Market Montreux

Montreux is a city on the shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman) with abt 25,000 inhabitants. It is part of Canton Vaud, which itself is abt the same area as the previous entity, Canton Leman, with the administrative center Lausanne. Montreux was inhabited since the late Bronze Age and an important cross roads during Roman times.

The main Montreux Christmas Market - Marche de Noel in French - is called the Lakeside Christmas Market. It rained the day the authors visited but it does not always rain.

Part of the Montreux Marche de Noel is covered and illuminated.