Brunnen
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Brunnen [1] is a small town in Central Switzerland. Due to its unique location, Brunnen enjoys a breathtaking view of the lake and mountains.
[edit] Get in
[edit] By train
Brunnen can be reached via Zug or Lucerne.
[edit] Get around
Brunnen is small enough to explore on foot.
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- The Lake
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- Paragliding, Run by "Touch And Go", Parkstrasse 4, Tel. +41-820-5431 [2]. Flightside Urmiberg, reachable by cable car (cable car closed on Monday). Tandem flight CHF170.
- Experience Hell's Hole (Hölloch). The longest cave in Europe (170 km). Can only be explored guided. Wed-Sun (10AM, 1PM, 3:30PM). Tickets: Adults CHF15, Groups (from 10 person) CHF13/person, Children up to 15y CHF10. It's necessary to have warm clothes and good shoes as the temperature of the cave is at a constant 6°C during both summer or winter.
- Hiking. There are several paths, ranging from 1.5 to 6 hours. Consult Brunnen Tourismus, Bahnhofstrasse 15 (Tel. +41-41-8250040) for more information.
- Kayak-ing. Run by "Adventure Point" Tel. +41-79-3242417 or +41-79-2477472, info@adventurepoint.ch. Price/day: Adult (2-3 people) CHF80, Teenager (up to 17y, 3-4 people) CHF70, Families (children up to 14, 4 people or more) CHF100. Direction: From station Brunnen, take a bus to bus stop 'Schwyzerhus'.
- Winter sport: Ski, snowshoe walking, ice skating
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- Easy-Pub: Run by an inventive barkeeper called Wisi. Billiard, tabletop soccer, dart. Gersauerstrasse 25 [3], near City Hotel.
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[edit] Campsites
Two campsites [4] are on the western side of the Muota river, near the Urmiberg cable-car.
- Hopfreben, Brunnen. Tel: +41 41 820 18 73. [5] Open from April to September.
- Urmiberg, Gersauerstrasse. 75, Brunnen. Tel & fax: +41 41 820 33 27, campingurmiberg@campingurmiberg.ch [6] Open from April to October.
[edit] Budget
- Bed & Breakfast Boehringer (Family Sigrid & Jörg Boehringer), Sportplatzweg 28, Brunnen. Tel: +41 41 820 17 75, sigridboe@yahoo.de. Rates: CHF45/person/night incl. bed linen.
- Bed & Breakfast Girsberger (Mrs. Monika Girsberger-Burri), Viktoriastrasse 8, Brunnen. Tel: +41 41 822 00 02, Fax +41 41 822 00 01, monika.girsberger@giag.ch. Rates: CHF75/room (double), CHF50/room (single). For 7 nights, excl. taxes CHF390.
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- Seehotel Waldstätterhof [7], Waldstätterquai 6, Brunnen. Tel: +41 41 825 06 06, fax: +41 41 825 06 00, info@waldstaetterhof.ch. Rates: CHF106-710
[edit] Get Out
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