Riviera evening, from Freddie Mercury to the casino

On 24 November 1995, Montreux commissioned the Freddie Mercury statue, unveiled in 1996 on the lakeside where Queen cut their final tracks at the Mountain Studios inside the Casino. Few notice the discreet sign by the statue pointing to the historic control room. Between lamplit quays and Chillon’s keep, the evening traces a thread of music and gaming, each stop less than a ten‑minute drive apart, with the Bernese Alps setting the skyline and Lake Geneva reflecting it back.

Collected from your Montreux hotel, your dedicated driver stays on hand all evening. While they handle the hops — roughly 2 km to Casino Barrière, 6 km up to Pont de Brent through the vineyards, 3.5 km on to Chillon — you dip into the compact Queen display at Mountain Studios, sit down for dinner either at Pont de Brent or lakeside, then roll along the illuminated promenade. You taste, listen, wander; they park, fine‑tune timings, and secure any dinner booking in advance.