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Vevey experienced its heyday in the Belle Epoque period at the end of the 19th century,
and has a magnificent view across the lake Geneva towards the Alps.
We collected a pilgrim stamp from the tourist office in the former market hall facing the lake front.
We decided to reduce the amount of walking needed for this section by taking the ship to VIlleneuve,
passing Montreux and Chateau Chillon on the way.
Chillon was one of many fortresses built in the 12th and 13th centuries around Leman by the Counts of Savoy ,
considered impregnable until in 1536 the Confederates took the castle.
(You can still see the remains of the Bern coat of arms on one wall.)
In the middle ages, Villeneuve lived on the trade between Italy and Switzerland and served as a transhipment point.
From there we set off throuh the famous Chablais wine region.
The signposted route 70 was difficult to follow, appearing in some places to go round in circles for no reason, and so we
used our own initiative to find the way. The day was hot, and the path uneventful, mostly on asphalt roads and close to the railway tracks.
The only place of interest was Roche, where a church and hospital, founded in 1177, had once stood.
By the time we got to Yvorne, Angus' leg was painful and so we took a bus to Aigle and from there the train to our accommodation.
