Rick Steves' Europe: Gimmelwald, Switzerland
On a mountainside above the Lauterbrunnen Valley, it's still possible to find Swiss traditions in a 700-year-old hamlet populated by contented cows and hospitable villagers
- By Rick Steves
- Smithsonian.com, May 01, 2010
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(Schilthorn Cableway)
The modern world began in Gimmelwald in 1965 with the arrival of the cable car. Today, with 30 tourists gawking out the windows most trips, it connects the valley floor with the mountain communities of Gimmelwald and Murren on its way to the Schilthorn summit.
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Comments (1)
we saw the channel 19 telecast last night and would love to plan a trip to this area. Hurry....want to go this October...love "out of the way" trips and this is one we need to experience.
thanks and we shall look forward to your response.
jack and maureen schutz
Posted by maureen schutz on July 12,2010 | 04:19 PM