Guidebook for Lauterbrunnen
Essentials
Raiffeisen Schweiz
1348F WengibodenBank and cash machine on the main street through the village (Fuhren).
Bank EKI Genossenschaft
473A Bahnhofpl.Bank and cash machine. Next to the Coop supermarket.
Food Scene
Good food, large portions, good value. Best restaurant in the village. Look out for weekend specials.
It can get very busy during the main holiday season so it's worth booking.
Cross the river via the wooden footbridge and head towards the centre of Camping Jungfrau.
Open 11:30 - 22:00 during the summer, more restricted opening hours outside the main holiday season.
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Weidstübli
406 WeidGood food, large portions, good value. Best restaurant in the village. Look out for weekend specials.
It can get very busy during the main holiday season so it's worth booking.
Cross the river via the wooden footbridge and head towards the centre of Camping Jungfrau.
Open 11:30 - 22:00 during the summer, more restricted opening hours outside the main holiday season.
Good for coffee, breakfasts, cakes, tasty sandwiches and pies. You can also book local adventure activities here such as paragliding.
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Airtime Cafe
452 FuhrenGood for coffee, breakfasts, cakes, tasty sandwiches and pies. You can also book local adventure activities here such as paragliding.
Shopping
A larger supermarket opposite the train station in the centre of Lauterbrunnen.
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Coop Supermarkt Lauterbrunnen
473A Bahnhofpl.A larger supermarket opposite the train station in the centre of Lauterbrunnen.
Metzgerei Fuchs
456 FuhrenFresh meats and local Swiss sausages.
Arts & Culture
Less than 5 minutes' walk from the apartment towards the village. A tiny museum about the history of the valley and its people.
Quirky.
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Talmuseum
184 In der EyLess than 5 minutes' walk from the apartment towards the village. A tiny museum about the history of the valley and its people.
Quirky.
Parks & Nature
A tiny village at the end of the Lauterbrunnen valley. Have a pit stop in the small restaurant. It's about about 5 kilometres' walk but you can also catch the 141 bus from outside the apartment.
There are plenty of interesting walks further up the valley into the UNESCO World Heritage Jungfrau-Aletsch region.
Stechelberg
A tiny village at the end of the Lauterbrunnen valley. Have a pit stop in the small restaurant. It's about about 5 kilometres' walk but you can also catch the 141 bus from outside the apartment.
There are plenty of interesting walks further up the valley into the UNESCO World Heritage Jungfrau-Aletsch region.
Europe's largest subterranean waterfalls. They carry the melt water of the glacier from the Jungfrau down to the valley. Up to 20,000 litres of water per second plummet down inside the mountain carving out the rock into smooth curves. The water carries with it over 20,000 tons of boulders and scree per year and causes the entire mountain to shudder and make a thundering noise. The best time of year to visit is late spring or early summer when the melt waters are at their greatest.
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Trümmelbachfälle
236 TrümmelbachEurope's largest subterranean waterfalls. They carry the melt water of the glacier from the Jungfrau down to the valley. Up to 20,000 litres of water per second plummet down inside the mountain carving out the rock into smooth curves. The water carries with it over 20,000 tons of boulders and scree per year and causes the entire mountain to shudder and make a thundering noise. The best time of year to visit is late spring or early summer when the melt waters are at their greatest.
Lauterbrunnen's most famous and spectacular waterfall. Walk behind the cascading waters - without getting too wet!
And it's free!
The Staubbach Falls are 5 minutes' walk away. Cross the small stream (the Luterbach) and then the river Weisse Lütschine towards the campsite (Camping Jungfrau). After leaving the far side of the campsite turn right onto the road. The falls are more or less opposite the cemetery. You can walk behind the falls for a refreshing view across the valley.
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Staubbach-foss
419 LosisgräbliLauterbrunnen's most famous and spectacular waterfall. Walk behind the cascading waters - without getting too wet!
And it's free!
The Staubbach Falls are 5 minutes' walk away. Cross the small stream (the Luterbach) and then the river Weisse Lütschine towards the campsite (Camping Jungfrau). After leaving the far side of the campsite turn right onto the road. The falls are more or less opposite the cemetery. You can walk behind the falls for a refreshing view across the valley.
Fantastic views over Interlaken, Lake Thun, Lake Brienz and up to the Jungfrau. All this while standing on a suspended glass viewing platform.
Take the funicular from Interlaken (near Interlaken Ost station) or if you feel up to a challenge, hike it!
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Harder Kulm
Fantastic views over Interlaken, Lake Thun, Lake Brienz and up to the Jungfrau. All this while standing on a suspended glass viewing platform.
Take the funicular from Interlaken (near Interlaken Ost station) or if you feel up to a challenge, hike it!
On the opposite side of the Lauterbrunnen valley from the Jungfraujoch.
Travel to Mürren and then by cable car to the Schilthorn, location for the James Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. Allow a whole day.
From the Schilthorn you will enjoy spectacular views of the Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, Breithorn, etc. as well as the lakes down at Interlaken. Try out the revolving restaurant for lunch or the James Bond Brunch and a 360° view. A visit to the James Bond museum is also great fun.
On the way down from Schilthorn you change cable cars at Birg. Stop off and have a wander round the glass viewing
platform, where you can look down into the plunging depths. It's a great day out.
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Piz Gloria
SchilthornOn the opposite side of the Lauterbrunnen valley from the Jungfraujoch.
Travel to Mürren and then by cable car to the Schilthorn, location for the James Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. Allow a whole day.
From the Schilthorn you will enjoy spectacular views of the Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, Breithorn, etc. as well as the lakes down at Interlaken. Try out the revolving restaurant for lunch or the James Bond Brunch and a 360° view. A visit to the James Bond museum is also great fun.
On the way down from Schilthorn you change cable cars at Birg. Stop off and have a wander round the glass viewing
platform, where you can look down into the plunging depths. It's a great day out.
A tabletop mountain reached by an old cogwheel railway. You can climb up the last bit on a ladder! Travel from Lauterbrunnen down to Wilderswil to get the train up the mountain.
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Schynige Platte station
A tabletop mountain reached by an old cogwheel railway. You can climb up the last bit on a ladder! Travel from Lauterbrunnen down to Wilderswil to get the train up the mountain.
Europe’s highest station, “Top of Europe”. Well worth a visit. Walk very slowly at the top as the air is thin and you can easily become light-headed.
It is also the home of Europe's highest post office!
Tickets can be bought at the station or at the Reception in Camping Jungfrau.
Check the weather forecast before booking.
Allow a whole day.
https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/jungfraujoch-top-of-europe/
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Jungfraujoch
JungfraujochEurope’s highest station, “Top of Europe”. Well worth a visit. Walk very slowly at the top as the air is thin and you can easily become light-headed.
It is also the home of Europe's highest post office!
Tickets can be bought at the station or at the Reception in Camping Jungfrau.
Check the weather forecast before booking.
Allow a whole day.
https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/jungfraujoch-top-of-europe/
Travel by bus (142) from Lauterbrunnen station to Isenfluh, a tiny mountain village overlooking the valley and from there
take a tiny cable car even higher to Sulwald for great views and plenty of hiking opportunities.
You can also hire a monster scooter and ride back down to Isenfluh – great fun.
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Isenfluh
Travel by bus (142) from Lauterbrunnen station to Isenfluh, a tiny mountain village overlooking the valley and from there
take a tiny cable car even higher to Sulwald for great views and plenty of hiking opportunities.
You can also hire a monster scooter and ride back down to Isenfluh – great fun.
Sightseeing
A car-free mountain village with many lovely hikes around it. Finishing point of the famous Lauberhorn downhill ski race. Reachable by train from Lauterbrunnen station. Wengen is also walkable from Lauterbrunnen. Allow 1.25 hours. Quite steep in places.
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Wengen
A car-free mountain village with many lovely hikes around it. Finishing point of the famous Lauberhorn downhill ski race. Reachable by train from Lauterbrunnen station. Wengen is also walkable from Lauterbrunnen. Allow 1.25 hours. Quite steep in places.
Entertainment & Activities
A lovely outdoor swimming pool with beautiful views of the surroundings. Behind the Tourist Office and up the hill.
Schwimmbad
ZubenA lovely outdoor swimming pool with beautiful views of the surroundings. Behind the Tourist Office and up the hill.
Indoor and outdoor swimming pools, flumes, wellness area and sunbathing meadows – the perfect bathing spot whatever the weather.
In summer the Bödeli outdoor pool has a solar-heated 50 m swimming pool, two paddling pools, one water flume and a 10m diving tower. Green areas with volleyball courts and a free barbecue grill make it the perfect place to spend the day.
The indoor pool has a 25m swimming pool and one paddling pool. The fitness and wellness area rounds off the amenities. Spend an exciting day with all the family down by the water’s edge at the Bödelibad.
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Bödelibad
Indoor and outdoor swimming pools, flumes, wellness area and sunbathing meadows – the perfect bathing spot whatever the weather.
In summer the Bödeli outdoor pool has a solar-heated 50 m swimming pool, two paddling pools, one water flume and a 10m diving tower. Green areas with volleyball courts and a free barbecue grill make it the perfect place to spend the day.
The indoor pool has a 25m swimming pool and one paddling pool. The fitness and wellness area rounds off the amenities. Spend an exciting day with all the family down by the water’s edge at the Bödelibad.