Lauterbrunnen

As if the spectacular scenery of Swiss Alps wasn’t enough, Lauterbrunnen throws waterfalls into the mix!
There are 72 waterfalls around “Lauter”(meaning, depending on who you speak to, Many, (louder, clear, bright, or clean) “Brunnen” (meaning Springs)


QUICK FACTS


Population:
Around 3000

Capital City:
No.

Region:
Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the District of Interlaken, canton of Bern; the municipality comprises the villages Lauterbrunnen, Murren, Gimmelwald, Wengen, Stechelberg and Isenfluh. The Valley of Lauterbrunnen is one of the deepest in the Alpine Chain.

River(s):
Weisse Lutschine (because it runs down from the mountains, it’s drinkable)

Mountain(s):
The Monch, Eiger and Jungfrau (legend has it that the Monk, Monch, is in the middle, protecting the Lady, Jungfrau, from the Ogre, Eiger - however, the Jungfrau is the largest of the three)


DAY TRIPS:

Jungfrau: Known as the Top of Europe, the highest train station and the highest toilets in Europe are up on the Jungfrau! Outdoor Interlaken organizes river rafting, kayaking, paragliding ... it's expensive, but in ten years, you won't remember the price, but you'll remember how incredible it was to skydive in Switzerland. Take a 2-hr cog railway ride to the top, visit the observatory, an ice palace with sculptures, toboggan rides, husky rides. Or if you fancy hiking; take a train partway down the mountain, then there’s a 3-hr hike the rest of the way down.

Schiltorn: 30 minute cable car ride to the 2970m high Schiltorn. Atop, you’ll find the world’s first revolving restaurant, Piz Glora, which was built for a James Bond Film, “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”.

Staubach Falls: 300m high (right above the hostel), one of the highest in Europe formed of a single, unbroken fall

Trummelbach Falls: 10 glacier waterfalls cut their way through illuminated caves, and 20,000 litres rush through the caves per minute.