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Brienz
A woodcarving village at the end of the lake, with a steam cog railway up the Brienzer Rothorn.
- Open
- Always; the railway from June to October
- Price
- Free; paid for the railway
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Hauptstrasse, 3855 BrienzDirections
- Getting There
- Train or boat from Interlaken, about 20 minutes by train.
Why Go
Brienz's chalets and its school of woodcarving have been known for two centuries. The Rothorn railway, mostly steam-hauled, climbs to 2,244 meters for a view down on the lake.
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