Caux
About the City
Caux is located just 15–25 minutes from the Swiss city of Montreaux. Caux is a small village in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, which is part of the Montreux municipality. It looks out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 meters. Overlooked by the Rochers de Naye summit (2000 meters), the Caux area was traditionally used only by cattle farmers.
Late in the 19th century, local Riviera hotel owners from Montreux and Territet became aware of the touristic potential of the Caux Mount. Simple’s inns first, then the massive Caux Grand-Hôtel (1893), and finally, the spectacular Caux Palace Hotel (1902), a masterpiece of Swiss architect Eugène Jost, gave Caux an international status, attracting the wealthiest and most famous guests: Empress Sissi of Austria-Hungary, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, Sacha Guitry, Edgar Wallace, prince Ibn Saud, future king of Saudi Arabia, John D. Rockefeller, and the maharajah of Baroda, just to name a few.
The Caux Palace Hotel building can be seen from Montreux and the surrounding area. There is a small historical exhibition that is open to the public. Caux also offers a wide range of winter-related activities: the first bobsleigh world championship was organized in Caux in 1930. Alpine and cross-country skiing are easily practiced around the village, which also hosts an outdoor ice rink.
The village of Caux can be reached by train from Montreux, en route to the Rochers de Naye, or the Jaman Pass and peak. The area is popular with birdwatchers as it lies along a major migration flyway for birds heading south in the autumn.
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