Berner Alpen Travel Guide

 german_eagle Says:  Anyone visiting the Bernese Oberland has that image with the cute wooden houses (called chalets) with the flowers blooming in the boxes in mind. In the most touristy parts of the Bernese Oberland it is pretty hard to find such places, but here and there you can find a motif... 

 german_eagle Says:  At the eastern end of the large meadow "Höhematte" are the grounds of the former Augustine monastery, founded in the 12th century. Quite some old buildings are still preserved; some were replaced in previous centuries. The present "New Manor" (pic 1) with a nice courtyard... 

 german_eagle Says:  The town between the two lakes of Thun and Brienz is the hub for the Bernese Alps, the Jungfrau region in particular. Interlaken is very busy, in certain times in summer even crowded, attracts from backpackers over families to luxury travellers all sorts of people. Many... 

 german_eagle Says:  What's better than watching the landscape passing by while lounging on a deckchair or sipping on a glass of wine in the restaurant of a boat on Lake Thun? I did several boat trips on that lake; my latest was from Interlaken (West) to Merligen. The boat company also has a... 

 german_eagle Says:  The Lauterbrunnen valley is well-known for its waterfalls. One of them is the Staubbach waterfall, easily to see from the village and from the mountain ridge on the other side. The walk from Lauterbrunnen train station to Staubbach fall is only 10 minutes on a convenient... 

 german_eagle Says:  This lake is at 2,265 m on the northern side of the Grindelwald valley, surrounded by mountains about 2,700 m high like Faulhorn (with historic mountain hotel), Reeti etc. Special about the lake Bachalpsee are the reflexions in the water (given that the weather co-operates)... 

 german_eagle Says:  *The* focal point of tourism in the Bernese Alps is probably Kleine Scheidegg (2,061 m), the pass between Lauterbrunnen valley and Grindelwald, at the foot of the famous triumvirate, the mountains Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Cog-trains from both Lauterbrunnen (via Wengen) and... 

 german_eagle Says:  One of the best viewing points in the Bernese Alps is the top of Männlichen, the northernmost point of the mountain ridge that stretches from the Jungfrau massif and Kleine Scheidegg north, separating the valleys of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald. The elevation of 2,343 m it... 

 german_eagle Says:  We reached this restaurant after a day of hiking in the First/Bachalpsee region. The weather was cloudy, quite cold, and we were very happy to find a warm, cosy place where some food was offered.It's a traditional mountain restaurant/hut on the Grosse Scheidegg pass between... 

 german_eagle Says:  To clarify: The restaurant I'm talking about here is the dining room of the Hotel Silberhorn in Wengen, where you have dinner if you booked half-board with your hotel stay there. I did not have a meal in their restaurant Silberhorn-Stube. However, you can choose to have... 

 german_eagle Says:  The most convenient mode of transportation to get to the Bernese Alps are certainly the trains. Several international routes cross/end in the area: You can travel w/o changes from Germany (Berlin, Rhineland e.g.), France, Italy (Milan e.g.) Hubs are the railway stations of... 

 Tripack Says:  Tschäggätä Tradition in the LötschentalThe word Tschäggätä refers to the piebald costumes worn at this carnival custom in the Lötschental (canton Valais). The unmarried young men wander through the villages in old clothes turned inside out, sheep or goatskin tunics, a... 

 globetrott Says:  This is NO JOKE !!!In Brienz and many other places with lots of wooden buildings Smoking is absolutely forbidden in the streets - and it is also rather dangerous during the FÖHN - ( foehn in engl.? ) - Foehn is a warm wind that is typical for alpine areas, and it could even... 

 german_eagle Says:  The catholic church Interlaken is right next to the former Augustine monastery. It was built 1906-08 after plans of the German architect Wilhelm Hector in neo-Gothic style. The originally pretty ornate interior of the church was removed during renovation works 1965-68 - it...