Wengen

Wengen is breathtakingly beautiful, located deep in the Jungfrau region. views include the eternally white Breithorn in the backdrop of the Lauterbrunnen Valley. you can see the Eiger from Wengen, and possibly Monch depending on where you are (Jungfrau is hidden from view). because of its location above the Valley floor, it gets a lot of direct sun even in the winter (whereas most of Switzerland tends to be shrouded in cloud during this time of year). i stayed a week in december 2006, and it was an absolute “Winter Wonderland”… freshly fallen snow on trees, majestic white-capped peaks, children with toboggans, and wooden chalets like gingerbread houses. lots of winter hiking can be done (e.g., Monchblick, Staubbachbankli, Hunnenfluh). sledding (or “sledging” as they say here) in the Alps is a blast, runs include Wengernalp above Wengen, Mannlichen to Holenstein (7km of steep hills and hairpin turns), First in Grindelwald, and Murren.

GORGEOUS…..many hikes of various lengths and difficulty are possible. perfect views.

Wengen is a small town half way up the side of a mountain! The views are amazing and the people are really friendly, much more than in Bern. I stayed here for a week and had a wonderful time, the train service is exceptional – reliable and comfortable – something that I can’t say about the trains in Britain.

Pretty much everyone here speaks English to some extent though you’ll always be better received if you attempt to speak in the local SweizeDeutch (spelling?!) or Swiss-German.

The first time I went here was January ’99, my friends and I rent sleds in Wengen and took the train up the mountain and sled back down…wow what an experiance!

No place more perfect!