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AIRTIME $
(
www.airtime.ch
;
snacks & light meals Sfr6-15; 9am-7pm; )
Inspired by their travels in New
Zealand, Daniela and Beni have set up this funky cafe, book exchange, laundry and
extreme-sports agency. Munch wraps, sandwiches and homemade cakes.
| Cafe
FLAVOURS $
(
www.lavours.ch
;
snacks & light meals Sfr6-14; 7.30am-6.30pm)
Whether you fancy a slap-up
egg-and-bacon breakfast, homemade cakes with locally roasted coffee or a smoothie, Fla-
vours is the go-to place. Housed in the former bakery, it's a grocery store on one side and
a sleek cafe on the other. Warm up over hearty soups and savoury quiches.
| Cafe
Information
The
tourist office
( 033 856 85 68;
www.mylauterbrunnen.com
;
8.30am-noon & 1.30-6pm Jun-
Sep, 9am-noon & 1.30-5pm Mon-Fri rest of year)
is opposite the train station.
If you're travelling to the car-free resorts of Wengen and Mürren, there's a multistorey
car
advisable to book ahead. There is also an open-air car park by the Stechelberg cable-car
station, charging Sfr5 for a day.
Wengen
POP 1300 / ELEV 1274M
Photogenically poised on a mountain ledge, Wengen's 'celestial views' have lured Brits
here since Edwardian times. The fact you can only reach this chocolate-box village by
train gives it romantic appeal. From the bench in front of the church at dusk, the vista
takes on watercolour dreaminess, peering over to the misty Staubbach Falls, down to the
Lauterbrunnen Valley and up to glacier-capped giants of the Jungfrau massif. In winter,
Wengen morphs into a ski resort with a low-key, family-friendly feel.
Skiing is mostly cruisy blues and reds, though experts can brave exhilarating black runs
at Lauberhorn and the aptly named 'Oh God'.
The same area is excellent for hiking in the summer. Some 20km of paths stay open in
winter too. The hour-long forest trail down to Lauterbrunnen is a sylvan beauty.
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