Where to walk in Switzerland
By Lorna Heatley
22 November 2017
Hiking is one of the most rewarding forms of exercise in the world, and what country is more made for this particular exercise than Switzerland?
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Interlaken
Close to Meiringen is the city of Interlaken which, as
the name implies, is in a spectacular location between Lake Thun
and Lake Brienz at the foot of the Eiger, the Mönch and the
Jungfrau. It is the main town of the Bernese Oberland.
Mürren
The pretty, traffic free village of Mürren can be reached
from Meiringen via Lauterbrunnen. From Mürren, the highly
recommended Schilthorn cable car climbs to the awe-inspiring Piz
Gloria revolving summit restaurant, made famous in the James Bond
film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". An alternative route to Piz
Gloria, from Stechelberg, takes you to the summit on board Europe's
longest cable car.
Bern
The capital city of Bern, particularly its Old Town, is
well worth a visit. Few cities in Europe can rival Bern for the way
it has kept its medieval centre intact; a fact recognised by UNESCO
placing it on its list of world cultural landmarks. It is renowned
for its fountains, towers and bridges, the profusion of geranium
filled window boxes (resulting it being voted Europe's most fl oral
city in the past), and the 6km of arcades (very useful on a wet
day!) that line many of the streets of greyish-green sandstone
buildings.
