Berner Oberland Travel Guide
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Fodor's Switzerland
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There are times when the reality of Switzerland puts postcard idealization to shame, surpassing advertising-image peaks and skies. 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, so book as early as possible. High season here means winter, with summer making up a second-place high season...read more
Berner Oberland Restaurants
Eating in the Berner Oberland can be a tasty lesson in the local dialect. Take Gstampfti Chrugli, Suure Mocke, and Chalbsläberli u e Anke Röschti...read more
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Things To Do in Berner Oberland
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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 isn't the highest place on the planet, but it certainly feels like it, with the Alp's longest... 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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According to local legend, meringues were invented in 1720 in the Bernese Oberland town of Meiringen by a Swiss confectioner named Gasparini... Read more
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Arts & Culture, Events
The Swiss city of Basel is getting ready to host to the who's who of the art world yet again, with the... Read more
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Life in this small Swiss city has its fair share of fondue and chocolate, not to mention cleanliness.... Read more
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Trip Ideas
Springtime always brings jaunts to Europe to the forefront of travel wishlists, but if you've hit the... Read more
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