Page 139 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Switzerland

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1 A statue of Queen frontman Freddie
Mercury stands in Montreux, where the
band recorded its album Made in Heaven.
2 Lake Geneva is dotted with beaches,
provid ing plenty of opportunity for a dip.
3 The lake is surrounded by verdant
vineyards and several walking trails. 3

THE VINEYARDS
OF LAKE GENEVA
Switzerland isn’t
known for its wine –
but that’s only because
the Swiss drink the
vast majority of it
themselves, exporting
only around 1 per cent.
One of its main wine­
growing regions (of
which there is a good
handful) is the UNESCO
World Heritage Site of
Lavaux, where vines
grow on the sunny
slopes above Lake
Geneva in terraces,
some of which date
back as far as the 12th
century. The grapes
benefit from what
Did You Know? wine growers call the
three suns – the sun
The bottled water itself, its reflection off
brand Evian is sourced Lake Geneva and the
from Évian­les­Bains, heat from the stone
on Lake Geneva. terrace walls. Once a
year, the cellar doors
in local vineyards are
thrown open for
tasting weekends.

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