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STAY
Berghaus Bort
A small chalet hotel
with simple, sparsely
furnished rooms
drenched with
sunshine.
! D4 ⌂ Bortweg 44
∑ bort.swiss
Ruedihaus
Kandersteg
The mountain village of the River Kander, west of A large rustic house just
of Kandersteg, an ideal the Jungfrau massif. The outside Grindelwald,
base for skiing or hiking village is located near the dedicated to tradition:
north entrance to the old no metal, no plastic and
Lötschberg Tunnel, through no WiFi. The Swiss
The small 15th-century parish which trains run for 15 km love it.
church here is of interest for (9 miles) under the Lötschberg ! D4 ⌂ Hinder de Büele
its frescoes and stained-glass to emerge at Goppenstein, ∑ doldenhorn-
windows created by Augusto in eastern Valais. In 2008, a ruedihus.ch
Giacometti. The village also 35-km- (22-mile-) tunnel
has an interesting museum opened beneath the old line,
documenting local history and massively cutting travel times.
daily life in the Engstligental. Apart from its attractive Monte Rosa Hotel
Adelboden is primarily a 16th-century parish church, Warmth, comfort
resort, with 72 ski lifts and Kandersteg’s main interest to and friendly service at
some 210 km (130 miles) of visitors is as a resort. In winter, high altitude.
pistes in the Adelboden-Lenk the gentle slopes around the ! B5 ⌂ Bahnhofstrasse
region ski pass. The town also village make ideal skiing pistes 80 ∑ monterosa
offers facilities for extreme for beginners. In summer the zermatt.ch
sports, as well as ice rinks for village turns into a popular
skating and curling. In base for hiking, biking and
summer it is a base for paragliding or simply for
mountain biking and hiking. exploring the stunning lakes Grand Hotel Regina
The Engstligen fälle, spec- and soaring mountains. Palatial luxury with a
tacular waterfalls tumbling Oeschinensee, a small lake pool and spas, just steps
from Engstligenalp, 4 km surrounded by towering cliffs, from the train station.
(2.5 miles) above Adelboden, can be reached by a chair-lift ! D4 ⌂ Dorfstrasse 80,
are accessible by cable car. from the eastern edge of the Grindelwald ∑ grand
There are several hiking trails, village. Fit hikers can take the regina.ch
which lead up to higher alti- trail back down to Kandersteg.
tudes, in cluding Ammerten- Blausee, an enchanting small
spitz (2,613 m/8,573 ft), and boating lake surrounded by a Bellevue des Alpes
also down past the falls. pine forest, is a ten-minute Unrivalled views and
drive north of Kandersteg. true comfort provided
Nearby, the lofty peak of the for seasoned climbers
20 Blüemlisalphorn (3,671 m/ and casual walkers.
12,044 ft) and its impressive
Kandersteg neighbour the Hockenhorn ! D4 ⌂ Kleine
(3,297 m/10,820 ft) offer Scheidegg ∑ scheidegg-
! C4 £ n Äussere hotels.ch
Dorfstraae 26; www. mountain eers a somewhat
kandersteg.ch more demanding challenge.
The Lötschenpass hut is a
The village of Kandersteg handy spot to overnight during
stretches out along the valley multi-day treks. Mannlichen station, dwarfed by the peaks of the Bernese Oberland
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