the worlds

One man. Three worlds. A life full of wit and imagination.

In 1952, he could have lived anywhere. He chose this place.
A hillside above Lake Geneva in the Swiss Riviera, the mountains on the far shore,
and the quiet he had never had before.

He wrote here. He composed here.
With his wife Oona, he raised their children here, and he stayed until the end.
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The place he chose is still standing, still open, and still very much alive.
This is a place to spend time in, not rush through.

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The Manoir

The Studio

The Park

the manoir

Where he was simply Charlie.

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For the last twenty-five years of his life, the Manoir de Ban was home to Charlie Chaplin, his wife Oona and their eight children.

Inside, the scale of the house gives way to something much more intimate. You’ll discover the library, reception rooms, bedrooms, and tall windows opening onto the landscape : family photographs, handwritten notes, personal belongings and familiar objects draw you closer to the life that unfolded here every day.

You also meet Chaplin in conversation with his century: through letters, encounters and exchanges with some of the most influential figures of his time.

The public figure gradually makes room for someone more private: a husband, a father, a man surrounded by family, and an artist who kept creating until the end.

There is enough detail here to slow you down. A photograph, a note, a room seen differently the second time around.

"We love Switzerland more and more each day."

Charlie Chaplin in a 1954 letter to his friend, American playwright Clifford Odets.

the studio

Where he became THE TRAMP.

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Across 1,350 square metres, the Studio takes you from one cinematic world to another: a street, a circus, and settings inspired by films such as The Kid, Modern Times and The Great Dictator.

The journey continues to Hollywood Boulevard, where Chaplin’s extraordinary success and influence on cinema were ultimately honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The visit is immersive and playful. Sets move, optical devices reveal their tricks, and installations invite you to try things for yourself. Scene by scene, you begin to understand how Chaplin worked with framing, timing, movement and visual comedy.

"It is not reality that matters in a film but what the imagination can make of it."
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‍Charlie Chaplin, My Autobiography

the park

Four hectares. No FIXED route.

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Around the Manoir, century-old trees, Lake Geneva, the Alps.

Walk without rushing. Talk, read, let the children run, or stop and look up. You can cross the park on your way from one space to another, or stay far longer than you planned.

Left to itself, the park is a place to wander. Then, a few times a year, it becomes something else entirely. Music at dusk, light where there was none, installations that appear along the paths and leave again a few weeks later. Some of it you plan for. The rest arrives while you are looking elsewhere.

There is no single way to spend time here. It is never quite the same place twice. He knew that before anyone else.

"With such happiness, I sometimes sit out on our terrace at sunset and look over a vast green lawn to the lake in the distance, and beyond the lake to the reassuring mountains, and in this mood think of nothing but enjoy their magnificent serenity."

‍Charlie Chaplin, My Autobiography

the shop

In the garage where the Bentley used to be.

Books, prints, posters and objects drawn from Chaplin's life and work. The bowler hat and the cane, of course, for those who have been waiting for them since the first room.

Alongside them, limited editions and collaborations with artists, designers and houses chosen one by one, for what they create and for how they create it.
Objects to keep, to give, or to hold on to for later.

Some people come in for a souvenir. Some leave with something they had not planned.

the restaurant

Sit down. Stay a while.

Between the Manoir, the Studio and the Park, a coffee or a lunch awaits. Indoors or on the terrace, there is a table waiting for you.

The menu is short and made fresh, with a few Swiss classics. A conversation that runs longer than expected. A shared moment to remember.

Plan Your Visit

Everything you need to know before you arrive.
Opening hours, tickets, access and practical information, so you can focus on the experience.