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[quote=Anonymous]Spent the last two weeks of August in Switzerland, with a particular focus on the Bernese Oberland where we spent 10 days. Wonderful place.

To people asking about the Bernese Oberland, the three main towns are Murren, Wengen and Grindelwald. Murren and Wengen are opposite sides of a high, steep and dramatic valley, with Murren being the highest and smallest town and Wengen a bit lower and a bit bigger. Both get plenty of day trippers and Murren is a bit quieter at night while Wengen has a bit more in the way of accommodation and dining options. Murren has closer access to better hiking trails in the high mountains while Wengen has easier/more direct access via cable cars and trains to peaks and higher grounds.

Grindelwald is the largest of the main towns and sits in the middle of a bowl-shaped valley rather than perched high up a mountainside. It is definitely more "mass touristy."

All three towns and their nearby sights can be visited from each other with ease as the transportation links (using trains, buses, cable cars) is super efficient and super timely. I would avoid staying in Grindelwald as the least attractive of the three towns. Wengen is probably the most conveniently located while Murren has the most dramatic mountain views.

Lucerne is a lovely small city but can be seen in an afternoon/one overnight stay. If you stay a second day, swimming in the lake is wonderful. Same can be said about Zurich. We had 1 1/2 days in Zurich at the onset of the trip and other than stocking up on some provisions for our trip to the Bernese Oberland, we spent the rest of the time in a semi-private lakeside swimming facility where we lounged, read, and swam, which was ideal for recovering from jet lag. [/quote]

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