The Hotel Jungfrau Eggishorn is situated high above the Fiesch valley at the bottom of the Eggishorn, and was meeting place for illustrious guests and mountaineers from around the world. In 1972 it fell victim to a fire. Today only some walls witness the former magnificent building from the Belle Epoque.
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Hotel Belalp
The tourism pioneer Leopold Bürcher had recognized already early the uniqueness of the Belalp with the view to the Valais Alps and t
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Hotel Bären – Lenin was guest here
Wladimir Iljitsch Lenin participated in 1916 at the second international socialist conference the “Kienthal Conference” in th
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Grimsel Hospice
The first hospice on the Grimsel called Grimselspittel was built between 1382 and 1397 at the foot of the “Nollen”. It was an
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Villa Tyndall
The scientist and alpinist John Tyndall travelled to Switzerland for the first time in 1856. From 1861 until his death he spent the summe
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Jungfrau Eiger Walk
The Eiger North Face with its dramas and triumphs of climbers serves as a template for the Jungfrau Eiger Walk from the Eiger glacier sta
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Valley Museum Lauterbrunnen
Find out more about the Lauterbrunnen valley and its development. The 1st August 1912, the station Jungfraujoch was reached for the first
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Schüemacherhittji
Mid-19th century at the time of the first tourists, there were no high-tech clothing for glacier and mountain tours. The tourists with th
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The Klingele House
The family Klingele had built the stately home as a hotel in 1902, which was never put into operation for lack of guests. It was intended
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