Ed Paterson

Hello.<BR>My wife and I are wanting to go to another quaint, scenic village with lots of mountain hiking. This will be part of a 5 week trip and we have about 5 days for this in either Switzerland or Austria. We have already done this once in the Bern-Oberland region at Murren/Gimmewald and loved it. We would like another place similar to this.<BR>Please advise.<BR><BR>Thanks.

Ed

Any comments? Small mountainous village with great hiking?

Andy

Check out Kandersteg, Ch. www.kandersteg.ch<BR><BR>Andy

s

Ed,<BR><BR>I have some suggestions but not much personal experience with either.<BR><BR>Gstaad is a favorite hiking destination for one of the frequent posters here, Ursula, who also lives in Switzerland. Unfortunately, I have only spent one afternoon there, and all I can tell you is that it's beautiful -- surrounded by green rolling hills.<BR><BR>Another frequent poster, Ingo, favors the Engadin area: Scuol, Guarda, St. Moritz, Silvaplana, or Sils. I haven't been there yet but all the photos I've seen have been striking.<BR><BR>If you like lakes with your hikes, you could explore Lake Lucerne from one of the smaller towns around the the lake: Vitznau, Weggis, or Brunnen. I am planning to stay in Weggis for my next trip.<BR><BR>If any of these interest you, try doing a text search with the village name -- or pull up the long thread "Lovers of Switzerland" for great descriptions!<BR><BR>s

s

Sorry, the name of the thread is:<BR>"Support Group for Those Who Love Switzerland." Get the first one with more than 200 replies.<BR><BR>s

Ed

Thanks guys keep the suggestions coming!

Bob Brown

While M&uuml;rren and Wengen are certainly the most scenic I can think of at the moment, I liked Zinal in Val d'Anniviers. Either it or Grimentz are peaceful little villages. We stayed at Hotel du Trift, which is a 2 star place in the "old" Swiss mountain inn mode.<BR>Although it is not luxurious, it was neat, clean, and comfortable. <BR>The hike up to Cabanae de Moiry is a little of a test, but the scenery is awesome; the Moiry Glacier is your companion all the way up. And the view from the side of the valley into the maw of the glacier is spectacular.<BR>You can go elsewhere in the area as well, as far as your legs will take you.<BR>

Bob

Check on Guarda up near the border with Austria. One hotel web-site is http://www.hotel-meisser.ch/

Joe

Ed: We enjoyed the hikes we made from Castelrotto in Northern Italy. Seven trail heads and many less official hikes. The area is charming as well. Do a find on Castelrotto and you will get a lot of information.

Ed

Thanks for the feedback everyone.<BR><BR>Ed

Shannon

I'm particularly fond of Chamonix.