Guidebook for Interlaken

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Guidebook for Interlaken

Essentials

Best bakery in town, local specialities
9 locals raden deze aan
Bäckerei Konditorei Confiserie Tearoom Mohler
4 Kreuzgasse
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Best bakery in town, local specialities

Drinks & Nightlife

Relaxed atmosphere, great for eating or just have a drink. Very popular with locals.
36 locals raden deze aan
Brasserie 17
17 Rosenstrasse
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Relaxed atmosphere, great for eating or just have a drink. Very popular with locals.
Café Bar with terrace, close to our holiday apartment.
Tivoli Café Bar
76C Höheweg
Café Bar with terrace, close to our holiday apartment.
Cozy Italian restaurant with great food (no pizzas)
8 locals raden deze aan
West-End
2 Rugenparkstrasse
8 locals raden deze aan
Cozy Italian restaurant with great food (no pizzas)

Sightseeing

Shopping street with stunning views of surrounding mountains.
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Höheweg
Höheweg
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Shopping street with stunning views of surrounding mountains.
Restaurant and viewpoint with great views. The funicular base station is about 3 minutes from our house. Ride to the top of the mountain takes about 10 minutes (hiking up is about 90 minutes).
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Harder Kulm
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Restaurant and viewpoint with great views. The funicular base station is about 3 minutes from our house. Ride to the top of the mountain takes about 10 minutes (hiking up is about 90 minutes).
The most popular excursion in our area
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Sphinx Observatory
Eigergletscher-Jungfraujoch
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The most popular excursion in our area

Parks & Nature

Tourquoise water, quiet lake shores. Walk or drive along the lake by bicycle.
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Lake Brienz
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Tourquoise water, quiet lake shores. Walk or drive along the lake by bicycle.
Park with protestant and catholic churches, old buildings (used for administrative offices).
Schloss
Schloss
Park with protestant and catholic churches, old buildings (used for administrative offices).
nature preserve at Lake Thun, various nice viewpoints (including "Weissenau" ruins)
Weissenau Nature Reserve
Weissenaustrasse
nature preserve at Lake Thun, various nice viewpoints (including "Weissenau" ruins)
Ibex and marmots. Walk on the road past the ibex, in about 5 minutes you'll reach a pavillon with great views of Interlaken and surroundings. KEEP ON THE TRACKS, don't take (dangerous) shortcuts!
Alpenwildpark Interlaken
1 Brienzstrasse
Ibex and marmots. Walk on the road past the ibex, in about 5 minutes you'll reach a pavillon with great views of Interlaken and surroundings. KEEP ON THE TRACKS, don't take (dangerous) shortcuts!

Getting Around

Main hub for excursions into the Jungfrau region, terminal station for trains from Lucerne and Berne.
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Interlaken Ost station
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Main hub for excursions into the Jungfrau region, terminal station for trains from Lucerne and Berne.

Shopping

The "Swiss Made Shop" is owned by your hosts and located just below your holiday apartment. It's the best place in Interlaken for Swiss musicboxes (own production!), Victorinox swiss knives (incl. free text engraving, various rare knives), affordable swiss watches.
Alscher Interlaken
76A Höheweg
The "Swiss Made Shop" is owned by your hosts and located just below your holiday apartment. It's the best place in Interlaken for Swiss musicboxes (own production!), Victorinox swiss knives (incl. free text engraving, various rare knives), affordable swiss watches.
Shop and bar specialising in Scottish Whisky and local and international beer specialities.
Whiskyness
76A Höheweg
Shop and bar specialising in Scottish Whisky and local and international beer specialities.
Swiss made wood toys, carvings, decorative items, bags
Albert Schild AG - Swisssouvenir
19 Bahnhofstrasse
Swiss made wood toys, carvings, decorative items, bags
Best place in Interlaken for Swiss musicboxes (own production!), Victorinox swiss knives (incl. free text engraving), affordable swiss watches, unique items. 10% discount for guests of "alscher's holiday home"!
Alscher Interlaken
76A Höheweg
Best place in Interlaken for Swiss musicboxes (own production!), Victorinox swiss knives (incl. free text engraving), affordable swiss watches, unique items. 10% discount for guests of "alscher's holiday home"!

Food Scene

Italian food & wine specialities (sorry, no Pizza).
8 locals raden deze aan
West-End
2 Rugenparkstrasse
8 locals raden deze aan
Italian food & wine specialities (sorry, no Pizza).
Restaurant and bar popular with locals, affordable dishes, relaxed atmoshphere.
36 locals raden deze aan
Brasserie 17
17 Rosenstrasse
36 locals raden deze aan
Restaurant and bar popular with locals, affordable dishes, relaxed atmoshphere.
Youth hostel with cool looking restaurant open to all (not only guests), great local made ice cream also for take-away.
Jugendherberge Interlaken
3a Untere Bönigstrasse
Youth hostel with cool looking restaurant open to all (not only guests), great local made ice cream also for take-away.