Europe an ▁quarter ▁of ▁Br uss els ▁Category : Con vent s ▁Category : Europe an ▁Commission ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union <0x0A> </s> ▁C aux ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁C anton ▁of ▁Va ud , ▁Switzerland ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mont re ux ▁municipality . ▁It ▁looks ▁out ▁over ▁Lake ▁Gene va ▁from ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁meters . ▁ ▁Over look ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ro ch ers ▁de ▁N aye ▁sum mit ▁( 2 0 0 0 ▁meters ), ▁the ▁C aux ▁area ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁used ▁only ▁by ▁cattle ▁far mers . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁local ▁riv iera ▁hot els ▁own ers ▁from ▁Mont re ux ▁and ▁Territ et ▁became ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁tour istic ▁potential ▁of ▁the ▁C aux ▁Mount . ▁Sim ples ▁in ns ▁first , ▁then ▁the ▁massive ▁C aux ▁Grand - H ôtel ▁( 1 8 9 3 ), ▁and ▁finally , ▁the ▁spect ac ular ▁C aux ▁Palace ▁Hotel ▁( 1 9 0 2 ), ▁master pie ce ▁of ▁Swiss ▁architect ▁Eug ène ▁J ost , ▁gave ▁C aux ▁an ▁international ▁status , ▁attract ing ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁and ▁most ▁famous ▁guests : ▁Em press ▁S iss i ▁of ▁Austria - H ung ary , ▁Lord ▁Robert ▁Baden - P ow ell , ▁Sach a ▁Gu it ry , ▁Ed gar ▁Wal lace , ▁prince ▁I bn ▁Sa ud , ▁future ▁king ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab