Interlaken attractions
The small town of Interlaken offers a wide range of attractions and activities in both the summer and winter months. Interlaken’s main route is the Höheweg promenade, which connects the more urban centre of Interlaken West with the less populated eastern part of Interlaken. It is one of the best places for souvenir and watch shopping, and there are plenty of cafés, hotels and restaurants. It’s a good place to walk, and many of Interlaken’s attractions are here or nearby.
Starting from near Interlaken East, you can enjoy a pleasant walk along the path that runs alongside the River Aare. On a warm summer day, it’s a nice treat away from the bustling centre of Interlaken. You can also start this walk from the other end, near Interlaken West. If you prefer a longer walk, you can also walk along the banks of the River Aare from Lake Thun to Lake Brienz. A really pleasant, but slightly longer walk from the centre of Interlaken to the Unterseen locks, along the Goldey promenade, past the Bödelibad (open and indoor swimming pools) to the Harder Kulm cable car. Then walk along the river Aare to the railway viaduct at the beginning of Lake Brienzi. You can then walk up the path to Ringgenberg, along the lakeside promenade to Bönigen, or across the river back to Interlaken.
The Harder Kulm is a lookout point with a magnificent view over the city of Interlaken, the lakes of Brienz and Thun and the entire Jungfrau region. At the top you will find a restaurant where you can enjoy drinks and snacks while admiring the magnificent view. There is a 10-minute train ride to the top of the mountain. The valley station is located near Interlaken East train station. For more information about Harder Kulm, visit the following website: http://www.jungfrau.ch/en/tourism/places-to-visit/
If it’s foggy around Interlaken, it’s probably not worth taking the cable car up to Harder Kulm, as the views will be disappointing.
Interlaken Castle The Interlaken Castle is home to the Interlaken Treaty Organisation and has a beautiful setting with formal gardens at the entrance and a backdrop of mountains in the distance. Most people who visit here like to visit the tin figurine exhibition in the castle. This exhibition displays more than 100,000 tin figures grouped in around 150 scenes from world history. The exhibition is only open in summer, so check the website for details. It is currently open from 16-19 June from 12-6 pm, and from Tuesday to Saturday from 2-5 pm in July and August.
Friendship garden This small garden is located on the Höhewegen, next to the Hotel Interlaken. The Friendship Garden is the first Japanese garden in Switzerland and symbolizes the friendly relations between the cities of Interlaken and Otsu in Japan. The garden was created in 1995 by a landscape gardener from Otsu and is representative of traditional Japanese gardens, with lots of water, flora, koi carp and is very peaceful.
High altitude trail This is Interlaken’s main street, and it runs east of the central square. This street is home to many trendy hotels, restaurants, cafés, local shops and nightclubs. A special highlight is the 150-year-old Victoria Jungfrau Hotel. It’s worth visiting this grand hotel or dining in its open-air restaurant. Around the clock, Höheweg is the place to see most tourists as it is a shopping and entertainment centre. From here you have a beautiful view of the Jungfrau mountain and the hills around the town. From mid-April to October, a train runs between Interlaken and its attractions. It takes 30 minutes and leaves from the station opposite the Victoria-Jungfrau Hotel. Cost: adults CHF 9,00, children (4-12) CHF 4,50, family (2 adults + 1-2 children) CHF 20,00.
Height This meadow is located in the middle of Interlaken, along the Höheweg. It covers an area of about 14 hectares and offers stunning views of the surrounding mountains. It is always full of seasonal flowers and is a popular spot for various sports activities, including a landing site for many paragliders. Höhematte has a theatre, café, historic Augustinian monastery and church, as well as a working clock made of flowers. It was once owned by Augustinian monks but was acquired by hotel owners in Interlaken in the mid-19th century and turned into a park.
Adventure Sports Interlaken is a centre for many sports activities in both summer and winter. One of the most popular activities is paragliding/hang gliding, and people are often seen landing in Höhematte or gliding over the nearby hills. In winter, skiing is very popular and there are many ski resorts near Interlaken to choose from. The best place to find out about the different sports and activities and the companies offering them is the Interlaken Tourist website: http://www.interlaken.ch .
Casino Kursaal The surroundings of the casino and convention centre are stunning, with beautiful gardens, fountains and a magnificent mountain backdrop. It is well worth a visit to see the area. Interlaken is a popular destination for conferences because of its central location and its many hotels. The building itself dates from 1859 and was built on the site of the former Augustinian monastery. For more information about Casino Kursaal, please visit the following website: http://www.congress-interlaken.ch
Covered bridge This is an alternative route to cross the Aare River. It is a beautiful old covered wooden bridge with a concrete base, offering wonderful views over the river and the surrounding countryside.
Unterseen Unterseen is located on the other side of the river Aare, near Interlaken West railway station. Unterseen has some fine examples of beautiful wooden buildings, which for many people are examples of the “typical” Swiss chalet but are usually only found in the countryside. In this area you can also find farmers who keep animals in their gardens. This area has more of a historical feel than Interlaken and is not touristic. There are quiet and cosy hotels and many restaurants and cafés serving Swiss food. It’s a pleasant place to wander around and take a break from the faster pace of your neighbour.
Town Hall Square Stadthausplatz is located on the left bank of Interlaken, in the area known as Unterseen. It is a pleasant little square that is home to a number of cafés, terraces, restaurants and shops. There is also a tall old chapel made of small stones.
Tourism Museum The Interlaken Museum of Tourism is the place to learn more about the Jungfrau area and how the influx of winter tourists has affected the town over the past 200 years. There are three floors of costumes, carriages and other curiosities. It is located in a restored 17th century building at Obere Gasse 28 in Unterseen and is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 14:00 to 17:00 from May to October. The cost is CHF 5 for adults and CHF 2 for children. For more information about the museum, visit the following website: http://www.touristikmuseum.ch (only in German)
Horse-drawn carriage rides The cars are available for hire, so you can travel at your leisure and enjoy a leisurely 30-minute to one-hour tour of Interlaken’s sights. The Interlaken West train station departs from outside the Höheweg station. They cost CHF 40 for 1 or 2 people and CHF 10 for each additional person. Children aged 7 to 16 can join at half price.
Boat trips on the lakes On Lake Thun or Lake Brienzi, you can take a cruise on a motorboat or an elegant, renovated paddle-wheel steamer. Special themed excursions are available, as well as fun evening trips. There are plenty of facilities on board, including excellent dining and banqueting facilities. The ships depart from the boat harbour near Interlaken West train station. You can take a half or full day trip, depending on what you want to see. Lake Thun has many churches, fortresses and farmhouses, as well as five magnificent castles to visit. Lake Brienz has beautiful turquoise-blue waters and many attractions on its shores. It has a wonderful natural environment, with mountains all around and waterfalls cascading into the lake from great heights. For more information on boat trips and their costs, visit the following website: http://www.bls.ch/e/schifffahrt/schifffahrt.php For a good site that gives more information about cruises and what you can do, see Interlaken Tourism, which can be found here: You can buy your tickets at the ticket office at the port or on board at the ship’s ticket office.
Homesickness The funicular, built between 1904 and 1906, takes a short ride up from the valley station near Interlaken West station to a small hill called Heimwehfluh, which is located above Interlaken. As well as stunning views, there are many attractions including beautiful forest trails, an open-air model railway, a bobsleigh track from the top all the way to the Interlaken base station and a spacious playground for children. The summit restaurant serves a selection of snacks. The funicular runs every day from 10 am to 5 pm from April to October. There are combined tickets, which include all attractions and the funicular, and cost CHF 23 for adults and CHF 14 for children (6-16). Prices for the various attractions are also individual and are as follows: a return trip on the funicular costs CHF 14 for adults and CHF 7 for children; the model railway and the rodelbahn cost CHF 9 each for adults and CHF 7 for children; the bobsleigh track costs CHF 6 for adults and CHF 6 for children. For more information about Heimwehfluh, visit the following website: http://www.heimwehfluh.ch (only in German)
Mystery World Mystery World was designed by Erich von Daniken and features seven pavilions exploring possible explanations and solutions to some of the world’s major mysteries. The seven pavilions are: Challenge, which is about outer space and visiting Mars; Vimana, which is about the flying vehicles mentioned in two Indian stories, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana; Nazca, which is about the mysteries of the Nazca Lines near Peru; Orient, which is about the mysteries related to the Giza pyramid; Mega Stones, which tries to unravel the mysteries related to the Stone Age; Contact, which is about the concept of cargo cults and the Mayan to Mayan calendar. You can enjoy puzzles and multimedia presentations that will excite and educate you during the tours.
Bern
Jungfrau
A Virgo ( German : “maiden/virgin”; 4158 metres (13 642 feet)) in the Berni-Alpok one of the main peaks of which Bern the southern canton and Valais located between the northern canton of , halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch between . The Jungfrau is the Eigerrel and a Monk together form a huge wall that forms the Bernese Oberland and the Overlooking the Swiss plateau, which is the Swiss Alps is one of the most striking sights of .
The summit was first reached on 3 August 1811 in Aarau Meyer’s brothers and two chamois hunters from Valais. The climb followed a long expedition on the glaciers and high passes of the Bernese Alps. Only in 1865 was a more direct route opened to the north.
Built in the early 20th century Jungfrau railway line , which Small parting gate connects the Jungfraujoch, with the saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau, the area is has made it one of the most visited places in the south. Aletsch glacier next to the Jungfrau in the Jungfrau-Aletsch area part of the project, which was launched in 2001 by the World Heritage Site have been declared .
The valley of the Jungfrau and Lauterbrunnen from InterlakenThe Jungfrau with Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald the westernmost and highest point of the gigantic 10 km wall that dominates the valley of the Alps. Monk (4107 m) and Eiger (3970 m), overlook the valleys to the north. 3 km. The Jungfrau is about 6 km from the Eiger; the Mönch with its summit between the two mountains, 3.5 km from the Jungfrau. The wall to the east is Fiescherwand , and in the west the Lauterbrunnen-wall extends .
The difference in altitude between the deep Lauterbrunnen valley (800 m) and the summit is particularly visible in Mürren The area around the valley floor, west of the massif altitude rise of more than 3 km at a horizontal distance of 4 km.
The landscapes around the Jungfrau are extremely contrasting. Instead of the vertiginous gorges in the northwest, the southeastern side rises up to around 3500 metres above sea level. Aletsch glacier from the top of the hut. The southeastern 20 km long Aletsch Valley is completely uninhabited and surrounded by other similar glacial valleys. The whole area is the largest glaciated area in the Alps and in Europe. [4]
Jungfraujoch and tourism
While the summit was once difficult to reach, the Jungfrau Railway cogwheel railway currently on the Jungfrau to the train station 3454 m (11 332 ft), the highest in Europe. The Jungfraujoch is the lowest pass between the Jungfrau and Mönch.
glaciated areas in the south more accessible. Construction of the tunnel took 16 years and the summit station was not opened until 1912. In fact, the aim was to take a lift from the highest station on the mountain to the summit of the Jungfrau. The whole project is described in the World War I did not materialise due to the outbreak of . [5] East face of the Jungfrau from the Jungfraujoch.
The train to the mountain Starting from Kleine Scheidegg, where From Grindelwald and From Lauterbrunnen Wengen The train enters the tunnel eastwards through the Eiger just above Kleine Scheidegg. Before arriving at Jungfraujoch, it stops for a few minutes at two other stations, Eigerwand (on the north side of the Eiger) and Arctic Ocean (on the south side), where passengers can see through holes dug out of the mountain. The trip from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch takes about 50 minutes, including stops; the return trip takes only 35 minutes.
At the Jungfraujoch, a large complex of tunnels and buildings was built, mostly on the south side of the Mönch. Here you will find a hotel, two restaurants, an observatory, a research station, a small cinema, a ski school and the “Ice Palace”, which is the elaborate ice sculptures Another tunnel leads out onto a flat, snow-covered area where you can walk and look down on the Concordiaplatzra and the Aletsch glacier , and the surrounding mountains.
the From the Jungfrau region ) in two valleys to the north. In 1908 the world’s first public lift opened in the Weather horn but it was closed seven years later. [12] A Mürren Above Horn of reeds or above Wengen Male offers good views of Jungfrau and other peaks.
