Vevey

Vevey has the Lavaux vineyard terraces directly behind it, which is the single most useful geographic fact for anyone training here. Stepped paths rise from the lakeside straight into the terraces, giving a hill session with a change of gradient every few hundred metres — the sort of terrain runners elsewhere have to drive to find. The lakeside promenade towards Montreux handles everything flat.

The town is compact and the facilities are close to the centre. It is quieter than Lausanne and Geneva, which means fewer coaches available but also less competition for weekend slots. Corporate bookings from the companies headquartered locally make up a noticeable share of what we arrange here.