"Brienz - The town of wood-carvers" Top 5 Page for this destination Brienz by annk

Brienz Travel Guide: 65 reviews and 228 photos

Brienz is located in the Bernese Oberland section of Switzerland and on the northern end of Lake Brienz completely opposite of well-known Interlaken. It is most famous for its wood carvings which are displayed around town either in statue form (as shown), in a museum (which was closed during my visit), and smaller carvings for sale in the numerous tourist shops here and throughout Switzerland. Brienz is home to a woodcarving and violin making school. It is possible to tour the woodcarving school for free and observe the artisans busy at their craft.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful & picturesque, typical Swiss town, the wood-carvings
Cons:??

Last visit to Brienz: Sep 2001
Intro Updated Feb 16, 2003
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Reviews (4)

Giessbach Falls Things to Do (1)

Giessbach Falls lies directly across the lakes width and is accessible by car or boat. Besides the many picturesque... more travel advice

Blue-green lake Favorites (1)

Like all the towns situated on the banks of Lake Brienz, this town is very picturesque with it's typical Swiss chalets,... more travel advice

Steamers Transportation (2)

Steamers sail hourly during summer months. The journey from Interlaken is about 1 hour 15 minutes. Most steamers have 2... more travel advice

Trains run on the hour Transportation (2)

Brienz is easy to get to since trains run every hour from Interlaken. Swiss trains have to be the cleanest and most... more travel advice

Comments (9)

JudyinPA Aug 10, 2006 at 6:48 PM Report Abuse

There is a trail over the bridge of Giessbach that ends at Interlaken. It is one on my favorite areas too. Maybe one more trip for me. I've missed the western side.
matcrazy1 Jan 7, 2006 at 4:42 PM Report Abuse

Haha, that bear in your intro pic looks very American by design but European by size. Amazing colours of water in the lake and that 1914 steamer looks great!
starship Jun 7, 2005 at 9:20 AM Report Abuse

Your pictures are lovely and bring back nice memories of walking along the lake so many years ago. I didn't bring back any woodcarvings though!
sandysmith Oct 9, 2003 at 2:36 PM Report Abuse

a lovely part of Switz, i really liked the waterfalls too.
mrclay2000 Sep 10, 2003 at 1:23 PM Report Abuse

Nice page, Ann. Very peaceful setting.
Alphons May 21, 2003 at 10:55 PM Report Abuse

great page with beautiful pics, next week i go via swtzerland(Brienz too) to Italia, greetings Alphons...
globetrott Feb 25, 2003 at 2:18 PM Report Abuse

lovely pics and great updates ! The steamboat and Giessbach are really great memories for me as well !
DavePerez Feb 9, 2003 at 9:39 PM Report Abuse

Mama always said, "Cute is what cute does." This page is so cute & precious. A mineral in my water.
cbeaujean Jan 5, 2003 at 9:25 AM Report Abuse

wow!what an intro bucolic pic!