A weekend in the Jungfrau region, in the Bernese Oberland, is a good option if you live in Switzerland, although I have seen many people coming from Asia going on exactly the same trip. Scroll down to see some of my best and favourite pics of this area!
Between Kleine Scheidegg and Männlichen. If you like mountains, you will find plenty of them in the Jungfrau region. The most famous are probably the three peaks aligned from West to East: the Jungfrau (4158 m), the Mönch (4107 m) and the Eiger (3970 m).
Photo taken in June 2019.
Wengen. There are many small villages in the Jungfrau region that are good starting points for a hike and that host chalet-style, sometimes family-owned, boutique hotels with breath-taking views over the mountains. This was ours!
Photo taken in June 2019.
Two of the unmissable destinations in the Jungfrau region are Interlaken and the Jungfraujoch (you can read more on these two destinations by clicking on the links).
If you have already visited these two, other good options that are definitely worth a visit are Kleine Scheidegg, Männlichen, Grindelwald, Wengen, Lauterbrunnen, Schynige Platte, Wilderswil and Zweilütschinen.
Kleine Scheidegg. If you are going up to the Jungfraujoch, you will stop at least few minutes in Kleine Scheidegg in order to change train, from the Wengernalp Railway to the Jungfrau Railway. In addition to the train station, you will find many hiking trails that depart from there.
Photo taken in June 2019.
Kleine Scheidegg. View from the train station.
Photo taken in June 2019.
Kleine Scheidegg. View from the start of the hiking trail that goes from Kleine Scheidegg to Männlichen. I particularly enjoyed this hike, which is called Panoramaweg for a good reason. The hiking trail is 4.4 km long and takes around one hour and twenty minutes. It goes slightly up along the way but never gets too demanding. There is a relaxed and informal restaurant that welcomes you at the end of the hiking trail, which is ideal if you want to stop and enjoy the view from the top. To go back, you can then take the cable car to Wengen and the train to Interlaken.
Photo taken in June 2019.
Kleine Scheidegg. First metres of the hiking trail from Kleine Scheidegg to Männlichen.
Photo taken in June 2019.
Between Kleine Scheidegg and Männlichen. Short break to get some (very) fresh water.
Photo taken in June 2019.
Between Kleine Scheidegg and Männlichen. It is almost the same spot, but it gives two completely different feelings: green and flourishing the first, brown and arid the second. Few meters can really make the difference!
Photos taken in June 2019.
Between Kleine Scheidegg and Männlichen. There is still some unmelted ice on one side of the hiking trail.
Photo taken in June 2019.
Männlichen. Not for those afraid of heights!
Photo taken in June 2019.
Männlichen. Traditional Swiss music and fresh mountain air.
Photo taken in June 2019.
Männlichen. View of the cable car station that connects the top (2222 m) to the adjacent town. In the background, the Royal Walk, a hiking trail of 1 km that leads to Männlichen’s summit (2342 m). Can you spot the Gipfel, a viewpoint terrace in the shape of a crown?
Photo taken in June 2019.
Männlichen. View from the Royal Walk.
Photo taken in June 2019.
And, to conclude, I do not have pictures of Zweilütschinen, but it has an interesting story, so I will share it anyway. This small town is located at the intersection of the two train paths that go from Interlaken to the Jungfraujoch, one passing by Grindelwald and the other passing by Lauterbrunnen and Wengen. The village is named after the two rivers that join there, the Schwarze Lütschine that flows from Grindelwald and the Weisse Lütschine that flows from the Lauterbrunnen Valley. The resulting river, which is by no surprise called Lütschine, continues its run toward the Lake Brienz. I thought it was just for simplicity that the two rivers were called black and white, but there is a lot of truth in this name, since the Weisse Lütschine was in fact astonishingly white!
Which place did you like the most? And what is your favourite season for visiting the Jungfrau region? Leave a comment and I will be happy to publish it!
Published by Federica on 26 July 2019
Category: Travels
Tags: Europe, Switzerland, Mountains, Summer