Les Avants
in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District of Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (24 mi) - Neuchatel Airport (35 mi)
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Annemasse Airport (37 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (41 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (42 mi)
- Megève Airport (46 mi)
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Aosta Airport (53 mi) - Grenchen Airport (55 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (93 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (103 mi)
- Zürich Airport (103 mi)
- Linate Airport (132 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 83 mi) - Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Fernsehturm Mont Pèlerin (observation point, (7 mi)
- Zoo de Servion (zoo, (11 mi)
- Marmottes Paradis (zoo, (2 mi)
- Zoo des Marécottes (zoo, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.453 and 6.943 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 27' 10" and E 6° 56' 35"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:34 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:11 am and 8:46 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-05-03 08:06:06
Explore Les Avants
Les Avants in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District (Canton of Vaud) is a city in Switzerland about 42 mi (or 67 km) south-west of Bern, the country's capital.
Local time in Les Avants is now 07:34 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Les Avants, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 24 mi (or 39 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), West. We found 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aigle, Broc, Saint-Maurice, Sottens and Lausanne. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Fairmont Le Montreux Palace
Royal Plaza Montreux & Spa
Victoria
Modern Times Hotel
Eden Palace au Lac
Eurotel Montreux
Golf-Hotel Rene Capt
Grand Hotel Suisse-Majestic
Bon-Port
La Rouvenaz
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway
The Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway (French: Chemin de fer Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye, MGN) is an electrically operated rack and pinion railway in Switzerland, with a track gauge of 800. It was originally built as two separate lines, the Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway and the Montreux–Glion railway. The line connects the resort of Montreux, on the shores of Lake Geneva, with the summit of the Rochers de Naye mountain.
Territet–Glion funicular railway
The Territet–Glion funicular railway (French: Chemin de fer funiculaire Territet–Glion) is a funicular in Switzerland, which runs between the Territet and Glion suburbs of the town of Montreux. At its upper terminus, the funicular connects with what was the lower terminus of the Chemin de fer Glion-Rochers-de-Naye (GN) mountain railway, which opened in 1892. This later line was joined, in 1909, in an end on junction at Glion with the newly constructed Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion (MGl).
Caux, Switzerland
Caux is a small village in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It looks out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 meters. The former Caux-Palace Hotel in the village is the home of Initiatives of Change's conference centre, which can accommodate up to 450 people. The building is operated as a hotel school for much of the year http://www. shms. com/, though it still houses the Initiatives of Change annual conferences each summer.
Glion
This article is about the municipality in Canton Vaud. For the city in Canton Graubünden, see Ilanz. 50x40pxThis article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Glion is a village in the municipality of Montreux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village is located at 700 m.a.s.l. , close to Lake Geneva.
Glion Institute of Higher Education
Glion Institute of Higher Education is a private university with two campuses located in the French-speaking part of Switzerland and one campus located in London. Opened in the fall of 1962 in the former Bellevue Hotel, Glion was the first private, university-level Swiss hotel management school. Glion Institute of Higher Education offers undergraduate, postgraduate and graduate programs that combine industry knowledge with managerial skills and personal development.
Les Avants–Sonloup railway
The Les Avants–Sonloup railway (French: Chemin de fer Les Avants–Sonloup) is a metre gauge funicular which runs from the railway station of the Chemin de fer Montreux-Oberland Bernois at Les Avants, between Montreux and Montbovon, and an upper terminus at Sonloup. The funicular, which was opened on 14 December 1912, runs at a right angle to the MOB line for a distance of 532 m and in doing so climbs at a 54% gradient to a height of 184 m above Les Avants.
A9 motorway (Switzerland)
The A9 motorway, an Autobahn in western Switzerland, is a divided highway connecting from Ballaigues (in northwest) to southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the National Road N9. It is double-tracked as a divided highway (directionally separated) in most sections. The N9/A9 runs from Ballaigues on the French border via Vevey, Sion, Brig on the Simplon Pass up to Gondo on the Italian border. The line Sierre-Gamsen is still under construction and not passable.
Les Avants
Les Avants is a village in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Montreux, in the east of the canton, in the district of Vevey. It lies 3.5 km north-east of the town of Montreux and 25 km east of Lausanne. Les Avants is a winter resort in the Vaud Pre-alps. It hosted the first Ice Hockey European Championship, in 1910. The village gives its name to the Chemin de fer Les Avants – Sonloup.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Les Avants.
Caux: Les Rocher-de-Naye (Est), Caux (source)
Les Pléiades: Pléiades, Les Pléiades (source)
Les Avants: Funiculaire des Avants-Sonloup, Les Avants (source)
Les Pléiades: Dent de Jaman, Les Pléiades (source)
Caux: Rochers de Naye, Caux (source)
Rochers de Naye › West: Les Pléiades, Rochers de Naye (source)
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Les Avants
