Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland

2 April 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© flickr.com – Noel Reynolds/cc-by-2.0

Lauterbrunnen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality comprises the other villages of Wengen, Mürren, Gimmelwald, Stechelberg, and Isenfluh, as well as several other hamlets. The population of the village of Lauterbrunnen is less than that of Wengen, but larger than that of the others.   read more…

Grindelwald in Switzerland

28 December 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Alphorn Festival © Cristo Vlahos/cc-by-sa-3.0

Alphorn Festival © Cristo Vlahos/cc-by-sa-3.0

Grindelwald is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Berne. In addition to the village of Grindelwald, the municipality also includes the settlements of Alpiglen, Burglauenen, Grund, Itramen, Mühlebach, Schwendi, Tschingelberg and Wargistal.   read more…

Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland

7 June 2015 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

View of Interlaken and Thunersee from Schynige Platte © Andrew Bossi

View of Interlaken and Thunersee from Schynige Platte © Andrew Bossi

Interlaken is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland. Interlaken is located between Lake Brienz to the east and Lake Thun to the west in the area called Bödeli. The town takes its name from its geographical position between the lakes (in Latin inter lacus). The Aare River flows through the town connecting the lakes.   read more…

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