Château de Chillon

Château de Chillon

Aula Magna
Avenue de Chillon 21, 1820 Veytaux

www.chillon.ch

Classical music concert at the château de Chillon
Classical music concert at the château de Chillon

Château de Chillon is located in Veytaux, near Montreux. The castle sits on a rocky island on Lake Geneva since the 12th century. This medieval jewel is the most visited historical monument in Switzerland! Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote about it in his novel "The New Heloise". It inspired Lord Byron to write « The Prisoner of Chillon ». The Septembre Musical organises concerts in the grandiose Aula Magna, whose ceiling and chimney date from the 15th century.