Alpine View Campsite, Interlaken, Switzerland

Advantages: stunning
Disadvantages: pricey

...on numerous occassions. Locarno is a very upmarket lakeside resort with a funicular. It is not reccommended to travel to Zermat as we did, the journey was very long and the low cloud which contrasted the Italian sunshine made the journey pointless! INTERLAKEN Do NOT miss the annual Swiss Day celebrationson the 1st August in central Interlaken, after this day it is likely you will feel more passionate about Switzerland than your home country! Must see - Jungfraujoch - choose your day carefully, as if its cloudy it might be snowing on the 3,500m viewing station/platform in the middle of summer. Go early in the morning to beat the Japanese tourists who will be fighting for a seat on the trains. Stunning views over the Aletch glacier! Must see - Schilthorn - get a train from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen. This valley is a stunning U shaped glacial... Read review

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Advantages: Scenery
Disadvantages: Prices

...Interlaken is home to breathtaking scenery, swiss army knives, cuckoo clocks and expensive prices. Towering above the town is the marvellous Schynige Platte which is a plateau with brilliant nature and views to beyond. Perhaps more notably, though are the massive three mountains which are known throughout Switzerland for their presence and dangerousness are the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. These are magnificent mountains and everywhere you go in Interlaken you will see posters, postcards, anything you could imagine which is 'advertising' these mountains. The town itself is very pretty with nice houses and shops around it. Though in moreorless every shop window in Interlaken, you will find Cuckoo clocks. The Swiss are very fond of these. Also you will find yourself being tempted to a Swiss Army knife. The only thing that might put you... Read review

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Advantages: Marvellous scenery, pleasant surroundings, lots to do in the region
Disadvantages: Tends to be a little expensive

...Interlaken is quite simply put one of the nicest places you could ever hope to go to, in terms of.. well, pretty much everything really. I'll start with the scenery, which is breathtaking. The town is situated in between two lakes - Lake Thun and Lake Brienz - and serves as a bridging point between two areas of the country. It is surrounded on all sides by the most picturesque of Alpine mountains, and if you can find it, I can particularly recommend a trip up the Heimwehfluh funicular railway to get some magnificent views of the town and lakes. See also if you can find the large open area near the best hotels in town, for a view of the snowtopped Jungfrau mountain. There isn't, particularly, much to do in the town itself besides shop, but the town is extremely well stocked in this respect, and has a range to suit all budgets - including... Read review

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