Lauterbrunnen

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Lauterbrunnen Valley from Männlichen
Lauterbrunnen Valley from Männlichen

Lauterbrunnen [1] is a small unspoilt village in Switzerland nestled between the towering walls of a sheer-sided valley that is famed for its waterfalls.

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By narrow-gauge train from Interlaken Ost station. Eurail and Inter-Rail pass holders should be aware that these passes are not valid for this journey. Holders of Swiss Pass travel free.

Mysterytours, Tel 076 321 3800, mysterytours@mysunrise.ch, [2].Transfer: Airports & Cities, Bus & Taxi Transfer to Lauterbrunnen. Interlaken airport Taxi, provide tours to Truemmelbach,Stechelberg, in winter also Ski Bus.

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  • Bus-texi-transfer fax: 0041 33 821 68 22, [3]

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Lauterbrunnen, meaning: mucho cascadas, many fountains.

  • the highlight is out of village-on the way to Stechelberg (gondola to Mt. Schilthorn/"James Bond" starts here, passing Gimmelwald, Murren)
  • 3 km behind Lauterbrunnen are the famous Trümmelbach glacier water falls, [4]. April-November. From Interlaken You can mountain bike there, or rent scooter, Interlaken Ost train-Lauterbrunnen-continue by bus to Stechelberg. Entrance fee 12 SFR/ 8 Euro
  • Staubbachfalle. A famous waterfall.

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The Lauterbrunnen area is very famous for mountainbiking. Rent an Interlaken bike and ride to the end of the valley the place calls Stechelberg. For sFR.20.- take your bike in the gondula up to Mürren. From Mürren follow the red bike trail signs to Winteregg. Its a easy trail for everybody not much up hill! From Winteregg enjoy a fast downhill to Isenfluh or back to Lauterbrunnen. This tour can also easy be started in Interlaken: it's only 45 minutes more biking and the round trip from Interlaken needs 3-5 hours. Get your great quality bike maps and all information at rental places in Interlaken.

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Swiss chocolate, made fresh in the shops as you sit and drink coffee.

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  • Sternen Valley Hostel [5], Lauterbrunnen. Tel & fax: +41 33 855 20 08, info@valleyhostel.ch. Cheap, homely and the hosts are sound. One place you won't want to leave & somewhere you recommend to travellers, friends and family. Set in the heart of the Lauterbrunnen Valley, just up the road from the train station and minutes from Staubbach Falls, you feel your in a fairy tale land where you need to blink several times just to allow your brain to accept that your really there. Dorm: chf 25 (bargain).
  • Zum Berggeist, Im Feld, Postfach 22, Lauterbrunnen.

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