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Lauterbrunnen
Switzerland
Lauterbrunnen is a village in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, with a population of 2290 in 2018. It lies in a dramatic sheer-sided U-shaped valley, with scores of waterfalls - its name means "clear springs" but is often rendered as "loud springs" for their roar in spate.
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At a glance
- Vetted picks
- 11 places to see, do, eat, and stay
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- 11 vetted creator sources
How these 11 picks are sourced
9 of 11 are named by a second, independent source — Switzerland Tourism, Lonely Planet and Rick Steves' Europe — and each card names its own. The remaining 2 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 11 creator videos, 3 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 2 of the 11 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
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Getting around
Getting around
Lauterbrunnen straggles along Fuhren its main street. You can walk from the station to Staubbach Falls, and by a longer hike to Trümmelbach.
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
Staubbach Falls
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A 297-meter waterfall drops almost directly off the cliff face above the village, inspiring Goethe to write a poem about it in 1779.
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Staubbachfall
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A 297m veil of spray falling directly above the village that inspired Goethe's 1779 poem 'Song of the Spirits over the Water'; a steep short path lets you walk behind the curtain of water.
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Trümmelbach Falls
Worth itAlso recommended by Switzerland Tourism
The only glacier waterfalls in Europe accessible from inside the mountain, where up to 20,000 litres per second thunder through ten cascades reached via lifts and tunnels cut into the rock.
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What to do
Schilthorn / Piz Gloria
Worth itAlso recommended by Switzerland Tourism
A cable car from Mürren climbs to the revolving Piz Gloria restaurant made famous in the James Bond film 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', with a museum devoted to the shoot at the summit.
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Birg Skyline Walk and Thrill Walk
Worth itAlso recommended by Switzerland Tourism
At the Schilthorn cable car's middle station, a glass viewing platform and an open-mesh metal walkway extend over a sheer drop for those wanting an adrenaline stop en route to the summit.
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Valley of 72 Waterfalls trail (Lauterbrunnen–Stechelberg)
Worth itAlso recommended by Switzerland Tourism
A gentle valley-floor walk past the vertical cliff faces that give the village its name (Lauter Brunnen, 'loud springs'), taking in waterfalls up to 400m high without technical hiking.
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What to eat
Hotel Restaurant Silberhorn
Worth itAlso recommended by Rick Steves' Europe
A valley-floor restaurant recommended by Rick Steves' guidebook for its straightforward, affordable cheese fondue.
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Camping Jungfrau restaurant
Worth itAlso recommended by Switzerland Tourism
A Switzerland Tourism-recognised, family-friendly campsite restaurant sitting directly beneath the 300m Staubbach Waterfall, serving Swiss specialities and pizza to campers and day visitors alike.
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Männlichen mountain restaurant
Worth itAlso recommended by Switzerland Tourism
An outdoor-terrace restaurant at the top of the Männlichen cable car serving alpine meals with an unobstructed view of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
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Where to stay
Valley Hostel
Single source200 m south of station· Pricey
This 3-chalet hostel is great value, comfy, clean and well-placed for transport.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Camping Jungfrau
Single sourceWeid 406· Pricey
Campsite open all year with great views and facilities.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Build your day
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Where to next
Nearby cities in Switzerland we’ve vetted too.
- JungfraujochThe 'Top of Europe' cog railway station at 3,454m sits between the Jungfrau and Mönch peaks beside the Aletsch Glacier.
- GrindelwaldSitting directly beneath the north face of the Eiger, it's the launch point for the First cliff walk and Männlichen cable car.
- InterlakenWedged between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, it's the adventure-sports gateway to the Jungfrau region.
- GstaadA low-key, car-restricted Alpine village in the Bernese Oberland long favored by European royalty and celebrities for its discretion.
- BernSwitzerland's capital has a UNESCO-listed medieval Old Town of sandstone arcades built on a bend in the Aare river.
- LucerneThe covered wooden Chapel Bridge and Lake Lucerne waterfront make this the postcard image of Switzerland.