Obersteinberg is a quiet mountain inn and working farm at the upper end of the Lauterbrunnen valley in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland. A beautiful and authentic stop....
Meiringen is a beautiful town at the foot of several mountain passes, near Lake Brienz and Reichenbach falls. It's a good starting point for Bernese Oberland hikes....
The name Lauterbrunnen means "many springs" using a modern meaning of the word lauter in German: however this could be an example of a folk etymology....
Grindelwald has long been known as the 'glacier village' thanks to the nearby glaciers that extend almost into the town. The glaciers may be receding, but the views are still out of this world....
The Gornergrat ridge separates Zermatt from Monte Rosa and most of the large mountains surrounding the village. This cogwheel train, over 100 years old, brings you to one of Zermatt's best viewpoints....
The Schynige Platte cogweel train takes you to a beautiful viewpoint high on the ridge separating the lakes around Interlaken from the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains. ...
The dying lion is a monument to fallen Swiss soldiers fighting as mercenaries at the Tuileries in 1792. Mark Twain called it "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."...
Switzerland's highest railway station - there are tunnels carved into the ice, but the main attraction is the view of the Aletsch glacier, the longest glacier in the Alps....
Of all Switzerland's main cities, I like Lucerne the best. It's probably the most mountainous of Switzerland's main cities, and is certainly one of the most beautiful. ...
My absolute favorite area in the Alps is the Bernese Oberland, and my favorite stop is Mürren, a car-free cliff-side village surrounded by fabulous scenery. The mountains simply don't get any better!...
