Guidebook for Attalens

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Guidebook for Attalens

Food Scene

Tivoli is a very famous restaurant and will serve you the best cheese fondue in a traditional wooden interior!
15 locals recommend
Café Tivoli
18 Pl. d'Armes
15 locals recommend
Tivoli is a very famous restaurant and will serve you the best cheese fondue in a traditional wooden interior!
Don’t miss the Hôtel-de-Ville restaurant that you can find just in front of the castle! Its cook, Marcel, will be delighted preparing his famous singed pasta for you.
Restaurant Hôtel-de-Ville d’Attalens
1 Rue du Château
Don’t miss the Hôtel-de-Ville restaurant that you can find just in front of the castle! Its cook, Marcel, will be delighted preparing his famous singed pasta for you.
La Crémerie is a famous café where you can drink or eat delicious specialties from canton Fribourg.
La Crèmerie
21 Pl. d'Armes
La Crémerie is a famous café where you can drink or eat delicious specialties from canton Fribourg.
This is a folk restaurant serving traditional Swiss dishes. You should absolutely try the cheese fondue. It is served with military hat, Swiss flag and military music...an unforgettable meal!
12 locals recommend
Trois Sifflets
1 Rue du Simplon
12 locals recommend
This is a folk restaurant serving traditional Swiss dishes. You should absolutely try the cheese fondue. It is served with military hat, Swiss flag and military music...an unforgettable meal!

Sightseeing

This castle with over 1'000 years of history is a must to visit! It is an architectural jewel located on the shore of Lake Geneva.
179 locals recommend
Chillon Castle
21 Av. de Chillon
179 locals recommend
This castle with over 1'000 years of history is a must to visit! It is an architectural jewel located on the shore of Lake Geneva.
Most stunning view of Lake Geneva! There is a restaurant built in the cliff. You can see many marmot species, visit an alpine garden, and do via ferrata by the Grottes de Naye (caves).
19 locals recommend
Rochers-de-Naye station
19 locals recommend
Most stunning view of Lake Geneva! There is a restaurant built in the cliff. You can see many marmot species, visit an alpine garden, and do via ferrata by the Grottes de Naye (caves).
This tower of 123 m is located on the summit of Mont-Pèlerin. Over the Geneva Lake and the Lavaux vineyard it offers a staggering panoramic view on the surrounding!
14 locals recommend
Mont Pelerin Tv Tower
24 Chem. du Sommet
14 locals recommend
This tower of 123 m is located on the summit of Mont-Pèlerin. Over the Geneva Lake and the Lavaux vineyard it offers a staggering panoramic view on the surrounding!

Getting Around

You can use the VMCV bus to visit the Riviera region. This transport is specially usefull during the high season when the streets are congestionated (e.g. during Montreux Jazz Festival).
VMCV Clarens Transports Publics
116 Rue du Lac
You can use the VMCV bus to visit the Riviera region. This transport is specially usefull during the high season when the streets are congestionated (e.g. during Montreux Jazz Festival).
This is a famous cable-railway that you can use to go from Vevey to Mont-Pélerin in less than 15 minutes. It crosses beautiful vineyards, and offers a staggering view on the Geneva Lake and the mountains!
9 locals recommend
Vevey, Funiculaire station
9 locals recommend
This is a famous cable-railway that you can use to go from Vevey to Mont-Pélerin in less than 15 minutes. It crosses beautiful vineyards, and offers a staggering view on the Geneva Lake and the mountains!

Parks & Nature

Covering 800 hectares, Lavaux is the largest contiguous vineyard region in Switzerland, and its daringly constructed hillside terraces have been protected by UNESCO since 2007. This is a fantastic place for hiking offering a staggering view on the Geneva Lake and the mountains. You have also the possibility to taste wines in the many wine cellars and traditional pubs of the area.
23 locals recommend
Lavaux Vineyard Terraces
23 locals recommend
Covering 800 hectares, Lavaux is the largest contiguous vineyard region in Switzerland, and its daringly constructed hillside terraces have been protected by UNESCO since 2007. This is a fantastic place for hiking offering a staggering view on the Geneva Lake and the mountains. You have also the possibility to taste wines in the many wine cellars and traditional pubs of the area.

Essentials

You can do your grocery shopping in Pam in downtown Attalens.
Attalens, village station
You can do your grocery shopping in Pam in downtown Attalens.

Arts & Culture

Discover a site dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, the artist and man. Meet Charlie Chaplin, family man, in the Manoir; embark on a singular journey through the sets of his greatest films at our Hollywood-style Studio; take a peaceful walk in the gardens; and don't forget to round off your visit with a stopover at the shop before heading to the cafe-restaurant, The Tramp. Get ready for an unforgettable experience!
130 locals recommend
Chaplin's World
2 Rte de Fenil
130 locals recommend
Discover a site dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, the artist and man. Meet Charlie Chaplin, family man, in the Manoir; embark on a singular journey through the sets of his greatest films at our Hollywood-style Studio; take a peaceful walk in the gardens; and don't forget to round off your visit with a stopover at the shop before heading to the cafe-restaurant, The Tramp. Get ready for an unforgettable experience!