'Grindelwald' is a
municipality in the district of
Interlaken in the
canton of
Bern in
Switzerland.
Long famed as a winter
tourist destination with slopes for beginners, intermediates and the challeges of the Eiger glacier for the experienced, there are activities for the non-skiers, from tobogganing to groomed winter hiking tracks. It is the usual starting point for ascents of the
Eiger and the
Wetterhorn. Nowadays Grindelwald is also a popular summer activity resort with many miles of hiking trails across the Alps.
Grindelwald can be reached by train (
Berner Oberland Bahn) from
Interlaken.
The
Wengernalpbahn connects Grindelwald to the
Kleine Scheidegg from where the
Jungfraubahn ascends inside the Eiger to the
Jungfraujoch and trains descend to
Wengen.
The
Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen connects
Grindelwald with the
Männlichen and with onward travel on the
Luftseilbahn Wengen-Männlichen offers an alternative route to
Wengen.
Famous residents
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Richard Wagner
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Martina Schild, alpine skier
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Hedy Schlunegger, Olympic champion 1948 in downhill skiing
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Oleg Protopopov and
Ludmila Belousova, figure skaters
Gallery
External links
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Grindelwald official website
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Webcams
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