Giessbach Travel Guide

 globetrott Says:  Don't hesitate to explore the interior of the Parkhotel Giessbach, in general the staff is very friendly and you will most probably get permission to take a look around the different halls of the hotel, when you ask at the reception.Take a look at the great entrance-hall,... 

 globetrott Says:  It was one of the many reasons, why the Grandhotel Giessbach was built at that very place : The Faulhorn was quite a popular mountain for hikers in the 19th century and so at Faulhorn the very first alpine-hotel in Switzerland was built and the only way to get there is by... 

 globetrott Says:  Bachalpsee is a scenic alpine lake high above Grindelwald and you may hike there from Giessbach to Axalp and via Faulhorn to Bachalpsee. When you are in time you may take the cablecar from First to Grindelwald and go back to Giessbach by train. OR, much better : walk back... 

 globetrott Says:  The open-air-museum of Ballenberg is another attraction that you may easly visit, when you choose the Parkhotel Giessbach as your base to explore the sight around Brienzersee & Jungfrauregion.This beautiful open-air-museum consists of 90 buildings, that had been originally... 

 globetrott Says:  Giessbach is just opposite of Brienz and getting there is so easy by ship , by the public bus or by your own car and you may see plenty of traditional wooden houses there .For plenty of centuries already tourists are coming to see the beautiful row of wooden houses in... 

 globetrott Says:  Giessbach Faelle / Waterfalls are the main natural sight of Giessbach. You will find them opposite of Brienz, at the southern shore of Brienzersee falling in several cascades down the hill . You may go there by car via Brienzwiler, BUT going there by ship is certainly the... 

 globetrott Says:  Chez Florent is the name of the most exclusive Gourmet-restaurant in Parkhotel Giessbach and it has 14 GaultMillau-points for its excellent cuisine. The restaurant is open daily during the summer and in the winter-season they will open only at friday and saturday evening... 

 globetrott Says:  When staying in Grandhotel Giessbach, cruising on Brienzersee & on Thunersee is a lot of fun and both lakes could easily be done within a single day, especially when you always stay on the cruiseships or choose the stations carefully, where you are leaving the ships, explore... 

 globetrott Says:  Ballenberg-steam-train used to go on a regular basis between Interlaken and the Brünig-Pass some decades ago. Nowadays the museum-steam-train will go only several times a year, but at least you may see the train also in Interlaken :At the end of track #4 at the station... 

 globetrott Says:  Driving by car to Giessbach is a bit tricky : When you arrive via Bruenig-Pass from Lucerne, there is no problem, when you arrive from Interlaken you have 2 possibilities :1)take the road at the north-side of Brienzersee, passing through the centres of all the small villages... 

 globetrott Says:  Just opposite of Giessbach, at the other side of Brienzer See, you may take a ride with one of the most scenic and most interesting mountain-trains in Switzerland :Brienz Rothornbahn dates back to the year 1891 and many of the trains of that time are still in use today. In... 

 globetrott Says:  In case that you choose Giessbach for your your base to explore the wider region around Brienzer-See and Thuner See from there, it certainly makes sense to think about one of the many possibilities to save some money by a pre-paid train-pass : When you stay for at least 3... 

 globetrott Says:  When you arrive by ship & as a hotel-guest for the Parkhotel in Giessbach you will be glad to see that you dont have to carry all of your luggage uphill : there is a small funicular for day-tourists and hotel-guests.The funicular is taking you up from the ship-station to... 

 globetrott Says:  The Sherlock Holmes-Museum in Meiringen might be another great excursion from Giessbach on a rainy day. This small museum is a must for all fans of Sherlock Holmes : In der very centre of Meiringen you may see the world's first authentic replica of the living-room of... 

 globetrott Says:  Saegistalsee is a small mountain-lake that you will pass by, when hiking from Giessbach or Axalp to Schynigge Platte via Faulhorn. That lovely mountain-lake is to be found in the hight of 1937 meters above sea-level - at about half of the way between Weberhuette (read more... 

 globetrott Says:  Aareschlucht might be a great half-day-excursion from Giessbach, especially when it is cloudy, because the sun never gets there anyway Aaraschlucht is a gorge, where the river Aare flows through a quite narrow valley - at first the rocks on both sides of the gorge are in a...