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Travel / Tours / Switzerland / Lauterbrunnen
Visit Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland
     
Sections:
Introduction
  Lauterbrunnen Valley
  Trümmelbachfälle (mountain waterfalls)
  Mürren
  Schilthorn
  Jungfraujoch
  Further information
  Links



INTRODUCTION

Lauterbrunnen is the terminus of the BOB (Bernese Oberland Bahn) train service from Interlaken Ost. It is a convenient place from which to explore the nearby mountains for hiking in the summer or skiing in the winter.


Map of the area around Lauterbrunnen


The main street through Lauterbrunnen

Lauterbrunnen's village church

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LAUTERBRUNNEN VALLEY

The Lauterbrunnen valley is very beautiful, with steep mountain walls on either side. There are waterfalls close to the village, feeding the valley's river.


A waterfall just outside Lauterbrunnen

You can walk up behind the waterfall


The river is made up of clear mountain water

The U-shaped valley was carved out by glaciers


The valley floor provides fertile land on which cattle can graze in summer

Swiss houses are often decorated with flowers

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TRÜMMELBACHFÄLLE

The Trümmelbachfälle are waterfalls inside a mountain formed from melting waters from the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Visitors can take a lift to the top and walk down, enjoying spectacular views of the waterfalls. It takes about half an hour to walk here from Lauterbrunnen, or if you prefer you can take a local bus.


In front of the falls (near the entrance)

A lift takes visitors to the top


The water flows fast through the rocks

The "corkscrew" falls

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MÜRREN

From Lauterbrunnen there is a cable-car to Grütschalp which connects with a mountain railway to Mürren. From Mürren there is a funicular railway to Allmendhubel.

(c) Jungfrau Railways, Interlaken. Photo: swiss-image.ch
The Lauterbrunnen-Mürren Railway
(the Winteregg Mountain Restaurant is in the background)

There is a funicular railway from Mürren
to Allmendhubel (a popular hiking area)

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SCHILTHORN

One of the most popular excursions from here is to the top of the Schilthorn. To reach there from Lauterbrunnen, take a bus to Stechelberg and then a cable-car up to the summit (the journey lasts about 30 minutes). At the top is Piz Gloria, the world's first revolving restaurant, and on a fine day you can enjoy excellent views of the other mountains. This is where famous scenes from the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" were filmed.


Cablecar from Birg to
the top of the Schilthorn

Schilthorn Piz Gloria: a revolving restaurant
with views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains

James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service [1969] (DVD)
Studio: Mgm Home Ent. (Europe) Ltd
Date: July 2006
 



JUNGFRAUJOCH

Lauterbrunnen is also the starting point of the WAB (Wengernalpbahn) railway to Kleine Scheidegg, where you can charge trains to get to Jungfraujoch. For more details about Kleine Scheidegg and Jungfraujoch, see: Travel/Tours/Switzerland/Grindelwald.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

* Visitor information

Organisations
Lauterbrunnen Tourism: http://www.lauterbrunnen.ch
Jungfrau area (summer information): http://www.jungfrau.ch
Jungfrau area (winter information, including piste and snow reports): http://www.jungfrauwinter.ch
Switzerland Tourism: http://www.myswitzerland.com

Attractions
Trümmelbachfälle (the glacier waterfalls inside the mountain): http://www.truemmelbach.ch
Schilthornbahnen (cable car up to Schilthorn): http://www.schilthorn.ch

* Independent travel
- By train it takes about 20 minutes to travel to Lauterbrunnen from Interlaken Ost

* Weather forecast
Lauterbrunnen forecast: http://www.meteoschweiz.ch/cgi-bin/plz.cgi?language=en&plz=lauterbrunnen

* Live cams
Schilthorn live webcam: http://www.swisspanorama.com/html/schilthorncam1.html

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LINKS


Grindelwald (and Jungfraujoch): Travel/Tours/Switzerland/Grindelwald
Unspunnen (festival of Swiss traditions in Interlaken): Travel/Tours/Switzerland/Unspunnen

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