Brienzersee Travel Guide

 globetrott Says:  Ringgenberg is the 1st village next to Interlaken at the north-bank of Brienzersee and it might be a good place to search for a hotel, because they will be a lot cheaper than in Interlaken and still they are quite close to all the mountain-trains leaving from Interlaken-Ost... 

 globetrott Says:  Boenigen is a small village at the south-west-end of Bienzersee and step by step the village became a part of Interlaken. The ship from Interlaken-Ost will take you there at their first stop and you will realize, that Boenigen is a lot less hectic than busy Interlaken - no... 

 globetrott Says:  Untill 15 years ago Iseltwald was a quite remote and unknown village, because the only road leading there was a "cul de sac" from Interlaken and most of the tourists came by boat.Another quite important obstacle for mass-tourism was the fact, that Iselwald is the only... 

 globetrott Says:  MIGROS with their self-service-restaurants all over Switzerland are always a good choice to eat a good meal for a reasonable price. The MIGROS in Interlaken is directely opposite of the station Interlaken-West.These restaurants are also a good place to read the newspapers... 

 globetrott Says:  there is a giant COOP-supermarket directely at the station Interlaken Ost and it has its own self-service-restaurant on 1st floor (USA:2nd floor).While I had parked my motorhome not far from there, I had my breakfast there most of the days.Something special in COOP and also... 

 globetrott Says:  The Tea-room/Confiserie/Restaurant "Schuh" is located on one side of HÖHEMATTE, and from the garden-restaurant you will see the famous mountain-view of the Jungfrau.Plenty of years ago I was working there for a summer-season, and when I returned in 2005 it did not have... 

 globetrott Says:  Unterseen is the old / original town of Interlaken - north of the river Aare and in general hotels and restaurants are a bit cheaper there than in the centre of town.They serve a 3-course meal every day and you may choose between 3 choices for the main-course : meat-, fish-... 

 globetrott Says:  Ballenberg-Bahn is an old steam-train that you may see in Interlaken Ost in a shed at the end of track #4 (follow the sign-posts !) when you are lucky, there will be someone there to let you in, otherwise you may see at least the old wagons in front of the shed or return on... 

 globetrott Says:  From Interlaken trains will take you quickly to Grindelwald,Mürren and many more places, where skiing is really great. Personally I am a fan of Axalp, simply because I am not a sophisticated skier and also for that fact, that Axalp was the first place, where I started to... 

 globetrott Says:  Interlaken is just a small village with 4000 inhabitants & 14000 hotelbeds , set in a beautiful surrounding and its main advantage is the fact, that you may start plenty of great excursions FROM Interlaken, and besides this you may go to the cinema, various night-clubs,... 

 globetrott Says:  Interlaken is right in the middle between Brienzersee and Thunersee And both lakes are combined by the river Aare, but ships cannot go through all the way, as the river is partly very small and narrow.When you want to get from one lake to the other, you may take the train,... 

 globetrott Says:  Unterseen - north of the river Aare - is the old part of the village, and will mostly have houses like these onesInterlaken - south of the river - consists mostly of HotelsThe town has about 3000 inhabitants and more than 10.000 hotel-beds Please be careful - Interlaken has... 

 globetrott Says:  At the end of 19th century the owner of Grand Hotel Victoria Jungfrau had given the big meadow in front of his hotel as a gift to the town of Interlaken, and sentenced, that this very big field never will be changed, never put houses on it, or alter anything for a longer... 

 globetrott Says:  This is NO JOKE !!!Smoking is absolutely forbidden in the streets of Brienz - and also rather dangerous during the FÖHN - ( foehn in engl.? ) - a warm wind typical for alpine areas, even in wintertime.The old wooden buildings obviously catch fire easily and it would be a...