Brienz Travel Guide

 rebibi Says:  Take a bus from Brienz to the Open-Air Museum Ballenberg (about 5 - 10 min. to the west entrance).Walk along the paths and learn how people used to live and work in earlier time.The whole area is quite big and takes about 4 - 5 hours. 

 Manara Says:  First of all I wish to point out that I have seen this waterfall only from the lake, passing by on a boat. However, since I hope to spend more holidays in this region in the future, I have added a proper visit to my to-do list.The experience I had this time was just that of... 

 Manara Says:  This is something to do when the sky is clear of clouds, not only at lake level but also on the mountain tops. In fact the purpose of the trip is to go to the top of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain, at an altitude of 2350 metres, to admire the wonderful mountains and valleys... 

 Manara Says:  In the oldest part of the town, but not just there, there are many houses made of wood in the mots traditional Swiss style. However the best place to admire them is one particular street, where all the houses are old, traditional wood chalets, and moreover they are very... 

 Zorra80 Says:  The Ballenberg outdoor museum is a great place to learn more about Switzerland's culture and tradition. On an area of 660 000 square meters you find traditional buildings from allover Switzerland. They were all deconstructed in the place where they come from and exactly... 

 globetrott Says:  Restaurant Rothorn Kulm is a perfect place to have lunch or dinner and prices are average or even a bit lower than down the valley in Brienz and Interlaken. Take a look at my 4th picture : that place-mat shows all the surrounding mountains and while waiting for your meal,... 

 Manara Says:  Gettin to Brienz by train is very easy, because it is on the railway route between Bern and Lucerne. Brienz is also one of the stations on the route of the GoldenPass trains, one of the famous touristic routes in the Alps that goes from Lucerne to Montreux (and vice-versa)... 

 globetrott Says:  Cruising on Brienzersee and Thunersee is great fun and both lakes could be done easily within a day, especially when you always stay on the boats or choose the stations carefully, where you are leaving the ships, explore lovely places like Spiez, Schloss Oberhofen or... 

 globetrott Says:  In Meiringen, jst a few km from Bienz, you may see this great funicular. The Reichenbach-funicular dates back to 1899 and recently all of the old wagons and the track were modernized. The track is just 714 meters long, the height-difference is 244 meters.Trains run ever 15... 

 globetrott Says:  For using the AUTOBAHN / highway in Switzerland - you will have to pay a " vignette " - a ticket to be attached behind your windscreen.There are only 1-year-tickets available for the price of 40 sfr / 32 Euros and be aware, that there are high penalties, when they catch you... 

 globetrott Says:  Aareschlucht might be a great half-day-excursion from Brienz : It 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 distance of 200 meters or more and at the end of the path through the gorge you may... 

 globetrott Says:  The Brienzer Rothorn is a paradise for Paragliders and quite often you will see paraglider-Tandem-pilots waiting for their passengers to fly with them down again...You may book such flights some time in advance ( without knowing what the weather will be like ) or simply take... 

 travelfrosch Says:  The blue water and pristine surroundings are very peaceful. The boat appears to depart not far at all from the train station. OK, so I was just passing through. I took some really nice pictures and I want to post them!