Opened in 1842 on the shores of Lake Geneva in Vevey, the Hôtel des Trois Couronnes is the third oldest palace in Switzerland. It has welcomed many famous musicians, writers and composers such as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod, Henry Miller and Sir Peter Ustinov. A partner of choice for the Septembre Musical festival. Its magnificent Camille Saint-Saëns hall has excellent acoustics.