Stimreise, one of the many groups to offer evening concerts in the magical setting of the lakeside Chateau de Chillon
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s most popular tourist attraction, the Chillon Castle near Montreux, welcomed nearly 340,000 visitors in 2011, an increase of 10,000, despite the high Swiss franc.
The bulk visit during the day, to see the castle itself, and last year saw a record number of these tourists: 326,287. Another 13,000 visited for concerts and other evening events.
Swiss tourists account for just under 30 percent of the visitors, with foreigners 70.1 percent.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 18 January 2012 at 9:13 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 18 January 2012.
Tags: 2011, Chateau de Chillon, number of visitors, Swiss tourism
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