"Brienz and its Lake" Top 5 Page for this destination Brienz by sandysmith

Brienz Travel Guide: 61 reviews and 229 photos

Brienz is a charming wood carving village situated at the northern end of its lake - Brienzsee - opposite end to Interlaken. Its a delight to wander the village streets, to admire the quaint wooden houses and notice the colour of the lake - an amazing turquoise colour!

old steam train

Brienz is also renowned for the Brienz Rothorn Bahn - Switzerland's oldest steam cog railway - another one of those expensive but must do swiss rail trips.

Pros and Cons

Pros:colour of the water is amazing, great train ride
In a nutshell:delightful lakeside resort

Intro Updated Oct 19, 2003
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Reviews (4)

Giessbach Falls - Higher up Off The Beaten Path (2)

The seven lower falls of Giessbach are altogether 1150ft high and are among the most beautiful in the Alps. The path... more travel advice

Giessbach Falls Off The Beaten Path (2)

Take a lake steamer on Lake Brienz to the little Giessbach landing station and take the little funicular which goes up... more travel advice

Lake View Favorites (1)

A favourite memory was the views over the lake of Brienz as we travelled up on the Briezn Rothorn bahn steam cog... more travel advice

Many Choices Transportation (1)

There are several ways to get to Brienz. From interlaken its a short train journey - about 15 minutes but a pleasanter... more travel advice

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Rhondaj Aug 31, 2004 at 5:01 AM

Lovely page-Brienz is worth a visit-I like the steamers too.
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globetrott Mar 15, 2004 at 4:29 PM

Its great to see the Giessbach-falls. 1000 meters above them I was working on Axalp for 12 months a long time ago...
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dr.firas Oct 19, 2003 at 7:42 AM

a lovely place Sandy Blondy! you're doing great pictures indeed! :-))
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annk Oct 10, 2003 at 5:55 AM

Looks like I missed some wonderful views from the cog railway. Isin't that lake just gorgeous! Great shots!