Ride the Golden Pass funicular from Vevey (Sfr14, 11 minutes, every 20 minutes) through vineyards to the village of Chardonne, and onwards to the foot of Lavaux’ highest mountain (1080m). View not yet good enough? From the top funicular station, hike to the satellite-dish-encrusted communication tower near the top of Mont Pélerin and hop in the Ascenseur Plein Ciel : a glass lift on the side of the tower that whisks you another 65m higher to a viewing platform.
The panorama of Lavaux, Lake Geneva, the Jura and the Alps is out of this world.
