Les Avants: Holiday apartments and holiday homes
For travellers who would like to rent a holiday apartment in Les Avants, Le Pâqueret and Corne du Soere are part of the surrounding area.
Geographical location
Les Avants is a locality in the municipality of Montreux in the Swiss canton of Vaud.
Landscape
Rochers de Naye is located in the vicinity of Les Avants.
In the wider regional surroundings of Les Avants are Château Chamois, Rochers de Chaudin and the Cinémathèque suisse.
The locality is situated above Montreux in the Vaud Pre-Alps at an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres, about 3 km northeast of Lake Geneva.
The surrounding mountain landscape includes Le Folly, La Forcla, Le Molard, Col de Soladier, Cape au Moine, Dent de Jaman, Col de Jaman and Le Cubly.
Nature
In Les Avants, the Ruisseau de la Bergière flows into the Baye de Montreux.
Les Avants lies at the southwestern tip of the Gruyère Pays-d’Enhaut Regional Nature Park, a park of national importance.
Getting around
The route over the watershed towards the Hongrin Valley is accessible only on foot or by bicycle. This access restriction is relevant for visitors who wish to travel on foot or by bicycle.
The Route des Narcisses leads from Les Avants southwest towards Chamby.
Since 1901, Les Avants has had a railway station on the Montreux–Lenk railway line, operated by the Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway.
Culture and history
Les Avants is shaped by Belle Époque history and has preserved chalets, historic accommodation establishments and a Protestant chapel.
To the higher-level travel overview: Riviera-Pays-D'enhaut.
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