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5 reasons to go to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Lauterbrunnen is a picturesque village, which is located at an altitude of 802 m in the middle of rocks and waterfalls, in the valley of the Bernese Oberland, near Interlaken. The town is considered one of the most beautiful places in Switzerland.

Lauterbrunnen is a valley of waterfalls, there are about 72 of them here. The village itself is located at the foot of the Staubbach waterfall (it can be seen in the photo), whose height is 300 m. There is also the only waterfall inside the rock in Europe - Trummelbach.

If you will be traveling around Switzerland, look into this village, remember this post and our TOP-5 things that you must do here:

1. Come close to the Staubbach waterfall.
2. In the summer, it is worth a ride on the Jungfrauban railway. She goes through a mountain tunnel. The final station is the “Top of Europe” (3000 meters above sea level). This is the highest station in all of Europe.
3. Take the funicular to the top of the Shilthorn mountain and have lunch at the Piz Gloria restaurant at an altitude of 2970 m. By the way, one of the James Bond episodes was filmed in this restaurant.
4. Visit the Trummelbach waterfall. It consists of ten cascades located inside the mountain.
5. If you ended up in Lauterbrunnen in the winter, it is naturally worth visiting one of the many ski resorts that can be easily reached by mountain railway.