Berner Oberland Travel Guide
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There are times when the reality of Switzerland puts postcard idealization to shame, surpassing tinted-indigo skies and advertising-image peaks with its own astonishing vividness. Those times happen most often in the Berner Oberland, for this rugged region concentrates some of the best features of rural Switzerland: awesome mountain panoramas, massive glaciers, crystalline lakes, gorges and waterfalls, chic ski resorts, dense pine forests, and charming gingerbread chalets.
Berner Oberland Hotels
This is the most-visited region in Switzerland. Translation: book as early as possible. ... High season here means winter, with summer making up a second-place...read more
Berner Oberland Restaurants
Find the best Berner Oberland restaurants in every price category with our top picks.
Fodor's Choice
Things To Do in Berner Oberland
The central, urban-Victorian resort of Interlaken makes...read more
Travel Deals in Berner Oberland
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Berner Oberland Experiences
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Top of the world: At 11,400 feet, the Jungfraujoch peak isn't the highest place on the planet, but you could probably see it from here.... Read more
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Shadowed by the Eiger, Mönch, and the Jungfrau peaks, the vista of the Lauterbrunnen Valley has been captured in innumerable books and postcards... Read more
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It's difficult to grow more than grass on the steep slopes of the Alps, so much of the area has traditionally been used to graze sheep, goats... Read more
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Atop Mount Schilthorn perches an amazing sight: the flying-saucer-like lair of Ernst Blofeld, the bald-headed villain from On Her Majesty's Secret... Read more
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Here are some musings from Gruezi's trip report posted on Fodor's popular Talk Forums (www.fodors.com): all in all, charming, and with a you-are... Read more
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According to local legend, meringues were invented in 1720 in the Bernese Oberland town of Meiringen by a Swiss confectioner named Gasparini... Read more
Travel Blog
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries
With at least two solid ski months left in the winter season, we see no excuse not to get your schuss Read more
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Hotels
Hotels and resorts often transform into winter wonderlands to attract guests during the chilly season, Read more
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries
On the last day of 2011, we thought looking back at our favorite slideshow photos would inspire travel Read more
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