Guidebook for Interlaken
Essentials
Best bakery in town, local specialities
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Bäckerei Konditorei Confiserie Tearoom Mohler
4 KreuzgasseBest bakery in town, local specialities
Drinks & Nightlife
Relaxed atmosphere, great for eating or just have a drink. Very popular with locals.
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Brasserie 17
17 RosenstrasseRelaxed atmosphere, great for eating or just have a drink. Very popular with locals.
Tivoli Café Bar
76C HöhewegCafé Bar with terrace, close to our holiday apartment.
West-End
2 RugenparkstrasseCozy Italian restaurant with great food (no pizzas)
Sightseeing
Shopping street with stunning views of surrounding mountains.
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Höheweg
HöhewegShopping street with stunning views of surrounding mountains.
Restaurant and viewpoint with great views. The funicular base station is about 3 minutes from our house. Ride to the top of the mountain takes about 10 minutes (hiking up is about 90 minutes).
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Harder Kulm
Restaurant and viewpoint with great views. The funicular base station is about 3 minutes from our house. Ride to the top of the mountain takes about 10 minutes (hiking up is about 90 minutes).
Sphinx Observatory
Eigergletscher-JungfraujochThe most popular excursion in our area
Parks & Nature
Tourquoise water, quiet lake shores. Walk or drive along the lake by bicycle.
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Lake Brienz
Tourquoise water, quiet lake shores. Walk or drive along the lake by bicycle.
Schloss
SchlossPark with protestant and catholic churches, old buildings (used for administrative offices).
nature preserve at Lake Thun, various nice viewpoints (including "Weissenau" ruins)
Weissenau Nature Reserve
Weissenaustrassenature preserve at Lake Thun, various nice viewpoints (including "Weissenau" ruins)
Ibex and marmots. Walk on the road past the ibex, in about 5 minutes you'll reach a pavillon with great views of Interlaken and surroundings. KEEP ON THE TRACKS, don't take (dangerous) shortcuts!
Alpenwildpark Interlaken
1 BrienzstrasseIbex and marmots. Walk on the road past the ibex, in about 5 minutes you'll reach a pavillon with great views of Interlaken and surroundings. KEEP ON THE TRACKS, don't take (dangerous) shortcuts!
Getting Around
Main hub for excursions into the Jungfrau region, terminal station for trains from Lucerne and Berne.
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Interlaken Ost station
Main hub for excursions into the Jungfrau region, terminal station for trains from Lucerne and Berne.
Shopping
The "Swiss Made Shop" is owned by your hosts and located just below your holiday apartment. It's the best place in Interlaken for Swiss musicboxes (own production!), Victorinox swiss knives (incl. free text engraving, various rare knives), affordable swiss watches.
Alscher Interlaken
76A HöhewegThe "Swiss Made Shop" is owned by your hosts and located just below your holiday apartment. It's the best place in Interlaken for Swiss musicboxes (own production!), Victorinox swiss knives (incl. free text engraving, various rare knives), affordable swiss watches.
Shop and bar specialising in Scottish Whisky and local and international beer specialities.
Whiskyness
76A HöhewegShop and bar specialising in Scottish Whisky and local and international beer specialities.
Albert Schild AG - Swisssouvenir
19 BahnhofstrasseSwiss made wood toys, carvings, decorative items, bags
Best place in Interlaken for Swiss musicboxes (own production!), Victorinox swiss knives (incl. free text engraving), affordable swiss watches, unique items. 10% discount for guests of "alscher's holiday home"!
Alscher Interlaken
76A HöhewegBest place in Interlaken for Swiss musicboxes (own production!), Victorinox swiss knives (incl. free text engraving), affordable swiss watches, unique items. 10% discount for guests of "alscher's holiday home"!
Food Scene
West-End
2 RugenparkstrasseItalian food & wine specialities (sorry, no Pizza).
Restaurant and bar popular with locals, affordable dishes, relaxed atmoshphere.
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Brasserie 17
17 RosenstrasseRestaurant and bar popular with locals, affordable dishes, relaxed atmoshphere.
Youth hostel with cool looking restaurant open to all (not only guests), great local made ice cream also for take-away.
Jugendherberge Interlaken
3a Untere BönigstrasseYouth hostel with cool looking restaurant open to all (not only guests), great local made ice cream also for take-away.