Blog posts about montreux at Permanent Tourist

Searching for viewpoints, poring over maps, dodging power lines, and coming home with classic landscape images.

The views from the immense vineyards along the northern shore of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) are pretty spectacular, no matter what time of day. At dusk, in early summer, the lights of the town of Vevey and Montreux twinkle in the distance, while the lanes amongst the vines are all but deserted.

A photo from 2007, added to Flickr on request.

A photo from 2007, added to Flickr on request.

Photo shoot at the Grandhôtel Suisse Majestic (Montreux) in May.

Jo at the Hotel Suisse Majestic in Montreux earlier this year.

Valerie shows how it’s done, without needing flash, light stands, umbrellas or filters. Strobism isn’t everything.

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A panoramic view of Lac Léman from the top floor of the Grand Hotel Suisse Majestic in Montreux.

The first set of photos from a portrait session in the Grand Hotel Suisse Majestic in Montreux

Photo shoot at the Grandhôtel Suisse Majestic in Montreux on Sunday – more information and photos to follow soon. Thank you Jo!

Photo shoot at the Grandhôtel Suisse Majestic in Montreux on Sunday – more information and photos to follow soon. Thank you Valerie!

Photo shoot at the Grandhôtel Suisse Majestic in Montreux on Sunday – more information and photos to follow soon. Thank you Jo!

Photo shoot at the Grandhôtel Suisse Majestic in Montreux on Sunday – more information and photos to follow soon.

Glow after sunset on Lac Léman, photographed from Montreux this evening.