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demonstrate various crafts Schule für Holzbild- 13
and trades, including weaving, hauerei
spinning and cheese-making. ⌂ Schleegasse 1 Meiringen
# Exhibition: 10:30am–5pm ! D4 £ @ n Bahnhofplatz
Wed–Sun ∑ museum- 12; www.haslital.ch
12 holzbildhauerei-ch This small town lies in the
Brienz Geigenbauschule heart of the Hasli valley, the
⌂ Oberdorfstrasse 94 § 033 Upper Aare valley east of
! D3 £ @ n Hauptstrasse
143; www.brienz- 951 18 61 # By arrangement the Brienzersee. It is a snow
tourismus.ch sports resort in winter, and a
base for hiking and mountain
Located at the eastern end of biking in summer.
the Brienzersee, Brienz is the Meiringen lies near the
main town on the lakeshore STAY Reichenbachfälle, the waters
and is a good base for hiking, chosen by the writer Arthur
fishing and water sports. Conan Doyle as the scene of
Being the centre of Swiss Hotel Bären Sherlock Holmes’s “death” after
woodcarving, Brienz is full An 18th-century village a struggle with Professor
of shops selling all kinds of coaching inn, near the EXPERIENCE Mittelland, Bernese Oberland and Valais Moriarty. The Sherlock
wooden objects. The work- station. Ask for a room Holmes Museum features a Grindelwald, one of the of the village leads to a wooded
Kunstmuseum shops of the renowned Schule overlooking the Eiger. representation of the famous most popular destina- trail up to the Oberer Gletscher,
" ⌂ Hofstettenstrasse 14 für Holzbildhauerei are open ! C4 detective’s drawing room at tions in the Swiss Alps a glacier inching its way down
# 10am–5pm Tue–Sun; to visitors during term-time. ⌂ Oberdorfstrasse 1, 221B Baker Street, London. the Wetterhorn.
10am–7pm Wed ∑ kunst Students can be seen at work, Wilderswil ∑ baeren.ch From Meiringen a funicular
museumthun.ch and there is also an exhibition takes visitors to the top of the Sherlock Holmes Museum
of their finished pieces. Reichenbachfälle. From here " ⌂ Bahnhofstrasse 26
Wocher Panorama Another speciality of Brienz there is a stupendous view of # May–Sep: 1:30–6pm daily;
" ⌂ Seestrasse 45, is violin-making. Future violin- Alpenruh the cascading waters. Dec–Apr: 1:30–6pm Wed &
Schadaupark # Mar–Oct: makers learn their craft at the Cosy accommodation Also of interest in Meiringen Sun ∑ sherlockholmes.ch EAT
11am–5pm Tue–Sun; Jul Geigenbauschule, which also with stunning views is the small church at the top
& Aug: 10am–6pm daily welcomes visitors, and there is and larger than usual of the town, built in 1684 over Aareschlucht
∑ thun-panorama.ch an exhibition of instruments. family rooms, near the a Romanesque crypt. # May–Oct: sunrise–sunset Bergrestaurant
The summit of the Brienzer cable terminus. Between Meiringen and ∑ aareschlucht.ch Bussalp
Rothorn, which rises to 2,350 m ! D5 ⌂ Eggli 954B, Innertkirchen is the impres Climb through cow-
(7,710 ft) about 5 km (3 miles) Mürren ∑ alpenruh- sive Aareschlucht, a deep dotted fields for hearty
11 "\-= north of Brienz, can almost be muerren.ch gorge cut by the River Aare. mountain fare.
Swiss Open-Air reached by steam-driven rack 14 ! D4 ⌂ Bussalp
Museum Ballenberg railway. The short walk from Reichenbachfälle Grindelwald ∑ bussalp.ch
the summit station is rewarded § 033 972 9010 (funicular)
! D4 ⌂ 3 km (2 miles) E by breathtaking views. # Funicular: early May–Jun, ! D4 £ n Dorfstrasse 110;
of Brienz # Mid-Apr–Oct: www.grindelwald.ch
10am–5pm daily (grounds Sep & Oct: 9–11:45am & Piz Gloria
from 9am) ∑ ballenberg.ch 1:15– 5:45pm; Jul & Aug: The road and railway lines into A revolving restaurant
9am–6pm the mountains diverge just
From simple alpine chalets to south of Interlaken. One branch offering good food and
entire farmsteads, about 100 carries into the Lauterbrunnen down-to-earth prices.
historic rural buildings and valley towards Mürren; the ! C5 ⌂ Schilthorn
250 farmyard animals fill this other heads east along the ∑ schilthorn.ch
66-hectare (160-acre) open- Lütschen valley to Grindelwald.
air museum. The buildings, Nestled beneath the Eiger,
some of wood, others of stone Wet terhorn and Mettenberg C UND M
or brick, come from several this lively resort village has
regions of Switzerland. Some long been one of the most Great pastries in a
of the houses at the museum popular destinations in the former ski school chalet
have workshops where Alps. In winter it offers good with views to the Eiger.
craftsmen using authentic skiing, and in summer great ! D4 ⌂ Almisgaessli 1,
tools and original machinery hiking. A onehour walk east Grindelwald ∑ cundm-
grindelwald.ch
Traditional wooden A statue of Sherlock
chalets with flower Holmes in Conan Doyle
baskets in Brienz Place, Meiringen
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