Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

It's hard to overstate just how stunning the Lauterbrunnen valley is. An immense U-shaped cleft with bluffs on either side rising 1000m sheer, doused by some 72 waterfalls, it is utterly spectacular. The Staubbach falls , the highest in Switzerland at nearly 300m, tumble just beyond the village of LAUTERBRUNNEN at the valley entrance, whose train station is opposite both the funicular station for Mürren and the tourist office (Mon–Fri 8am–5/7pm; June–Sept also Sat & Sun 9am–12.30pm & 1.30–4/5pm; tel 033 856 85 68, www.lauterbrunnen.ch ). Accommodation … more »