Montreux Volley Masters: Prochaine édition repoussée à juin 2013 es compétitions internationales mondiales sont quelque peu bousculées dans une année où se déroulent les Jeux Olympiques. Ainsi, il y a quatre ans, après de nombreuses discussions, les organisateurs avaient finalement réussi à organiser le Montreux Volley Masters 2008, mais avec 6 équipes participantes au lieu [...]

Montreux Volley Masters: next edition deferred until June 2013 Global international competitions can be somewhat disrupted during an Olympic Games year. For example, four years ago, after many discussions, the organizers had finally succeeded in reorganizing the 2008 Montreux Volley Masters, but with only 6 teams participating instead of the traditional 8 being present. This [...]

Chillon Castle is the most visited historic monuments of Switzerland. It is located close to Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. The first written record of this castle dates back to the 12th century. It belonged to the Counts of Savoy until the 16th century. During this time, the castle controlled ships on Lake [...]

he Montreux Volley Masters, an international women’s indoor volleyball competition, is a most unique event. Each year the organizer invites 8 national teams among the best teams of the world. The event takes place outside the official tournaments of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the results do not count in the ranking of the teams. For the [...]

Montreux Jazz Festival 2011 July 5th The stage of Music in the Park, a free concert venue is always a good spot for a surprise at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The chances are especially high on the special evenings which give a platform to some of the other lesser, but still well-known artists from other [...]

45th Montreux Jazz Festival Round up of the 45th edition The Montreux Jazz Festival takes place in the city of the same name on the border of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. What started in 1967 as a three day festival has become today one of the most famous music festivals in the world. Nowadays the [...]