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28 August 2019 at 1:26:07 #823614

Hello!

I’m heading to Switzerland with my girlfriend on the 12th of September. We are staying in Champéry for a trail race but will have a car to explore other areas. I’m thinking of proposing, but it’s very hard to plan from over 5,000 miles away. Does anyone have any romantic places they recommend nearby (within a 1-2 hour car ride)? We enjoy hiking, kayaking and eating at great restaurants. Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

Thank you!

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28 August 2019 at 5:14:03 #921124

Hi Kyle and welcome to MySwissAlps!

Wow, that is fantastic and exciting! Lac d’Emosson is quite close to you, I love that place so much. You can go up there with a car too, but I definitely recommend to take the funicular from Le Châtelard Emosson, after the funicular there will be a panoramic little train and in the end a minifinicular: verticalp-emosson.ch.

My other advice would be Montreux (http://www.myswissalps.com/mo ntreux/activities) and the Chillon castle (http://www.myswissalps.com/chilloncastle) with a boat trip on Lake Geneva (http://www.myswissalps.com/bo atlakegeneva). I have done this tour (Montreux, Chillon, boat) several times, and it is so lovely cannot get bored with it.

Roche-de-Naye from Montreux is beautiful too: http://www.myswissalps.com/ro chersdenaye. Glacier 3000 is close to you too.

I suggest you to browse these pages: http://www.myswissalps.com/mo ntreux/activities and http://www.myswissalps.com/la kegeneva/activities, you will find other nice ideas there.

You might find these also interesting regarding using the car: http://www.myswissalps.com/ca rversustrain and http://www.myswissalps.com/co 2compensation 🙂

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28 August 2019 at 15:57:30 #921125

This is incredible. Thank you so much for all of these recommendations! I think Lac d’Emosson will be the place! Riding there instead of driving sounds fun too. Are there any recommendations for romantic restaurants in the evening? 🙂

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28 August 2019 at 15:59:11 #921126

Also, is there a certain area of the lake that is most beautiful for the proposal or an area to have a picnic?

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28 August 2019 at 20:35:57 #921127

There is only one restaurant on the top, next to the dam, but that one is not romantic at all in my opinion. If you take your blanket with you, you can have a picnic next to the dam. There was a smaller field with grass, really small.

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29 August 2019 at 23:25:53 #921128

Emosson is very unusual and well worth a visit.

I wouldn’t say it is romantic in the conventional sense but it would be a superb place for your plan by the look of your shared interests