"In the Heart of Rural Canton of Bern..." Laupen by Greggor58

Laupen Travel Guide: 2 reviews and 11 photos

Laupen,Canton of Bern,Switzerland. - Laupen

Beautiful Picturesque Town...

Laupen is a beautifully preserved town of less than three thousand people situated close to a juncture of the River Saane and the Sense River...

It has a long and important history.. one event in particular helped to shape the present day country of Switzerland...

It was close by to here that on the 21st of June in 1339 the Battle of Laupen was fought between the armies of Bern and its allies on one side, and the Habsburgs together with Burgundian allies on the other.

This success of this military action led to the Bernese peoples and armies joining the Swiss Confederation in 1353...

A Quick Stopover...

Laupen,Canton of Bern,Switzerland.

We stopped here on our way to go for lunch one day and ended up taking a look around at the Scloss Laupen and doing a little bit of walking...mostly around the Castle grounds and a little bit in the town...

It seemed to be a pretty and quiet small village and was surrounded by farm country and lush green fields...

I enjoyed our brief visit and would certainly be interested in going back here to spend more time investigating the town and area more thoroughly.

Old Customs Still Are Alive...

Laupen,Canton of Bern,Switzerland.

Laupen is still today known for it's" Achetringele"...."a pagan New Years Eve ritual which comes from a Celtic exorcising of evil spirits and demons on the winter solstice...nowadays its acted out on December 31st every year..it involves all the boys in the village chasing away the old year either as one of the masked Bäsemänner (broom-sweepers) or as a noisy, cowbell-swinging Tringeler (bell-ringer)"..something I didn't witness but my host friend Andy told me briefly about...

Pros and Cons

Pros:Quiet,peaceful,really pretty...

Last visit to Laupen: Apr 2009
Intro Updated Aug 3, 2009
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Laupen,Canton Bern,Switzerland. - Laupen

Take a RELAXING Stroll Through Town... Things to Do (2)

Laupen is a really pretty town and warrants more time than I gave to it...I could easily spend a day here or maybe... more travel advice

Schloss Lapuen,Laupen.Canton Bern,Switzerland. - Laupen

Schloss Laupen... Things to Do (2)

This is a wonderful old structure that is being used today as the Seat of the government of the District of Laupen. The... more travel advice

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ranger49 Oct 11, 2010 at 1:28 PM

You do find the nicest little places. I love to find such undiscovered treasures on my travels too.
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Regina1965 Oct 11, 2010 at 12:15 PM

Looks like a lovely little town :D
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globetrott May 31, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Thats a lovely place with great architecture and just one of these places I only passed by without taking a look ! ;-((
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Mikebb May 23, 2010 at 4:20 PM

All these small towns make me see the value in having a hire car for a few days. How good are the roads and do they drive the same side of road as in Canada.
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balhannah Sep 28, 2009 at 3:55 AM

Wow, what a lovely little town, my kind of town, would love to get there and explore the streets. Lovely photo's you have taken of it!
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dancinbudgie Aug 3, 2009 at 2:50 PM

Such a pretty place....Nice photo's as always!