Découvrez l’état actuel sur les différents sentiers de narcisses !
Trails
Even when the flowering season is over; the suggested hiking routes are worth discovering all year round.
Grâce à la « météo des narcisses », prévoyez vos excursions en fonction des lieux de floraison !
Attention! Not all trails are signposted. You have the possibility to use geolocation.
Closed
In bud
Beginning of flowering
Full bloom
Thanks to the Narcissi forecast, plan your tours based on the flowering areas.
Infos
Brochure
Find all the important information about the blooming of daffodils in Montreux Riviera in our brochure.
Protect the narcissi
Narcissi need your help in order to keep blooming every year. With your donation, you contribute to the protection of this flower in Montreux Riviera. Thank you very much !
History
For over a century, Narcissi have been the symbol of Montreux and the areas above the Vaud Riviera. Every time the region was mentioned, their flowering in May was highlighted as a unique phenomenon. During the Belle Epoque period, when Narcissi came into flower in May, it was the attraction of the year. From 1897 to 1957, Narcissi Festival was the flagship event of Montreux. International orchestras, ballets and operas were playing. Floral parade floats sumptuously decorated were crossing the city. In 1954 this event was even the first TV retransmission on Eurovision.
On the heights of Montreux, in les Avants region, narcissus picking has been a real tourist attraction since the 19th century. People come from the four corners of Switzerland, by train and by car, to take advantage of such abundant flowering that it is called "May snow" here. In 1961, a team from the TV programme Carrefour made the trip to Les Avants and brought back these superb images.
Protection
Unfortunately, the abundance of the Vaud Riviera's symbolic flower is steadily decreasing, both in the region of Les Pléiades and in the areas above Montreux. Thus, May snow, as the blooming of countless flowers is called, will be nothing more than a pleasant memory in a few years to come if no action is taken as a matter of urgency.
Some hints
- Do not walk or lie on the narcissi
- Do not pull out flowers or pick narcissi with their leaves
- Buy bouquets from farmers who are usually present on the footpaths’ sides, in villages or railway stations
- Keep dogs on a leash and on paths (narcissi spotting often coincides with areas and times sensitive to wildlife)
Protect the narcissi
Narcissi need your help in order to keep blooming every year. With your donation, you contribute to the protection of this flower in Montreux Riviera. Thank you very much !
Partners
Many thanks to the following partners for their help and valuable collaboration :
Association Narcisses Riviera
Parc Naturel Régional Gruyères Pays-d’Enhaut
GoldenPass
Commune de Montreux
Commune de Chardonne
Commune de Blonay
Commune de Saint-Légier-La-Chiésaz
Société des Intérêts des Avants
Association des Intérêts de Glion
Société de développement de Caux
Contacts
General infos
Montreux-Vevey Tourisme
+41 848 86 84 84
info@montreuxriviera.com
montreuxriviera.com
Narcissus safeguarding information
Association Narcisses Riviera
+41 77 418 17 13
info@narcisses.ch
narcisses.ch
Institutional information
Association Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
+41 848 110 888
tourisme@gruyerepaysdenhaut.ch
gruyerepaysdenhaut.ch
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