Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, not far from Lausanne.
It is the seat of the district of the same name. It is part of the French-speaking area of Switzerland.
Vevey is bordered on the west by the River Veveyse and to the east by the River Oyonnaz.
Vevey is the site of the world headquarters of the food giant Nestlé, founded here in 1867. Milk chocolate was invented in Vevey by Daniel Peter in 1875.
Under Rome, it was known as Viviscus or Vibiscum. It was mentioned for the first time by the ancient Greek astronomer and philosopher Ptolemy, who gave it the name Ouikos. In the Middle Ages it was a station on the Via Francigena. It was then ruled by the bishopric of Lausanne, and later under the Blonay family.
Vevey lived a period of prosperity after the Vaud Revolution of 1798. In the 19th century industries of mechanic constructions (ateliers mécanique de Vevey), food (Nestlé) and tobacco (Rinsoz & Ormond) were founded in the town.
St Martin's Church, a few minutes' walk away from the Grande Place, contains the bodies of a number of those who condemned King Charles I of England to death - especially that of Edmund Ludlow who escaped to Vevey after the death of Oliver Cromwell.
The Alimentarium Museum, a modern museum opened in 1985 by the Nestlé foundation, features a permanent exhibition of cooking, eating, purchasing food, digesting, and a history of Nestlé.
The number 1 bus is run every 10 minutes during day and goes from the Funicular to Villeneuve. The number 13 bus goes up to Châtel-Saint-Denis and Bossonnens. These also late night Petit Prince buses. Vevey is also well connected on the lake with boats going to all the major harbours like Le Bouveret, Saint Gingolph, Evian, Lausanne and more.
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