Vevey Highlights

Alimentarium, Food Museum

Vevey

Founded by Nestlé and featuring a delightful selection of exhibitions, interactive presentations, and cooking workshops, the Alimentarium invites young and old alike to take another look at an essential activity: eating!

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Swiss Camera Museum

Vevey

The museum exhibits artefacts ranging from camera obscuras and magic lanterns to digital cameras, as well as displaying photographs and telling the story of some of the inventors who made their mark on photography. Workshops geared towards a younger audience are arranged all year round.

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Vevey History Museum

Vevey

Founded in 1897, the Historical Museum of Vevey is housed in Vevey Castle. Previously known as La Belle-Maison, this 16th-century residence was the home of the Bernese bailiffs. The museum’s collections bring the town and the region’s past alive in a historical setting.

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Swiss Game Museum

La Tour-de-Peilz

On the banks of Lake Geneva, the Swiss Museum of Games perpetuates the joy of playing games in its ‘Games Castle’; since 1987, it has remained the only museum in Switzerland dedicated to the cultural history of games – and now enjoys an international reputation.

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Charlie Chaplin statue

Vevey

In 1952, Charlie Chaplin chose to settle at the Manoir de Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey with his wife and children, 4 of whom were born in Switzerland. He lived there happily until 1977. In his memory, the famous bronze statue of The Tramp, created by the British sculptor John Doubleday, has been sitting on the quays of Vevey since 1982.

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