Excursions

The Lauterbrunnen Valley is considered the epitome of alpine water landscapes. Known as the valley of 72 waterfalls, it delights visitors with its unique concentration of natural cascades plunging down the rock faces into the valley. The 297-metre-high Staubbach Falls are the symbol of Lauterbrunnen – and the highest free-falling waterfall in Switzerland.

Now that’s a cow. Our Lieselotte. She weighs a proud one hundred tonnes. A huge beast. She patiently looks up the Royal Walk to the oversized crown. The view up there must really be fantastic.

In 1911, the 19-year-old J.R.R. Tolkien hiked through the Swiss Alps – and of course through Lauterbrunnen Valley. It’s a little-known fact that he found his inspiration for the landscape in “The Lord of the Rings” here.