Tourist Office

Wengen Tourismus
Juferlahen
Bernese Oberland
Switzerland
CH 3800

Telephone: (33) 8551414
Email: info@wengen.ch
Website: www.myjungfrau.ch

Description

A very picturesque resort that has welcomed skiers since the turn of the century. Car-free, with life centred on the railway (which ultimately reaches Europe’s highest station) and a spectacular back drop of the Eiger as well as the Mönch and Jungfrau. Site of the world-famous Lauberhorn race.

Review

A very picturesque resort that is set in some of the most spectacular scenery that exists anywhere in the world, Wengen has welcomed skiers since the turn of the century and is one of the handful of ‘original’ downhill skiing destinations pioneered by British tourists (it celebrated 110 years of winter sports in the area in 1998).

The resort is the base of the famous Downhill Only Club (DHO), established in 1924 when the early English visitors first persuaded the locals to keep the railway running in the winter to get a lift up the mountains, then jump out and ski ‘downhill only’. Many members of the Club still return every year, content to go back to the same resort annually, (often the same week in the same room in the same hotel).

Wengen first appeared ‘on the map’ in the 1880s, before alpine skiing was invented, with the construction of the Wengenalpbahn, the first mountain railway in the area. This ultimately went on to reach the legendary Jungfraujoch, Europe’s highest railway station, perched at 3454 metres (11,332 feet). Much of today’s Wengen was then build on a sunny ‘balcony’ on the mountain along one main street ending, at the station. It is still reached by the antique but eternally efficient cog railway, which connects with the international European rail network. Car drivers must leave their vehicles in a carpark in the valley and take the train up.

No introduction to Wengen is complete without mention of its other legendary and spectacular attraction – the Annual Lauberhorn World Cup downhill course, the longest and many believe the greatest there is.

keywords

Jungfrau, Wengen, Kleine Scheidegg, Männlichen, Lauberhorn, Jungfrau Top Ski Region, Bernese Oberland, Lauterbrunnen, Bernese Alps, Switzerland

Tourist Office

Lauterbrunnen Tourist Office
Lauterbrunnen
Bernese Oberland
Switzerland
CH 3822

Telephone: (33) 8568568
Email: info@lauterbrunnen.ch
Website: www.lauterbrunnen.ch / www.wengen-muerren.ch

Description

Located on the valley floor between Murren and Wengen this is the ideal resort for those wanting real choice with their Jungfrau Region Pass, especially as it includes Interlaken further down the valley.

Review

Lauterbrunnen at 796m (rather low for ski slopes) sits at the base of the mountain railway up to Wengen on one side and Murrren on the other. It is a pretty little village set in some of the world’s most spectacular scenery. It’s world famous landmark is the sparkling Staubbach Waterfall but for most the main attraction in winter is some of the most affordable lodging in Switzerland in a small, relaxed village.

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Eiger, Jungfrau, Lauterbrunnen, Stechelberg, Bernese Oberland, Bern, Switzerland, Alps

Any remaining climate-change deniers have the opportunity to book a trip to the Swiss Jungfrau region this summer and take a self-guided climate change tour of the region.
“Climate change is happening, and the Alps are already feeling the impact,” said a statement from the region, which takes in the beautiful area around Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Murren, Grindelwald and Wengen as well as several spectacular mountains, including the Eiger. The region is home to some of the longest established downhill ski slopes in the world.
The climate guide has been installed on iPhones and can be rented for 20 Swiss Francs a day.
Experts from the University of Bern guide you along seven paths, pointing out the first signs of change in the region. The latest results of their research are attractively presented in language anyone can understand in the Jungfrau climate guide.
The Climate Guide can be rented at Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren or Lauterbrunnen tourist offices or at the lower station of the Pfingstegg Railway.
As part of the Jungfrau Climate Co2operation programme, the Jungfrau Region is taking active measures against climate change.
www.myjungfrau.ch