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(Haus Crystal; 8am-midnight) Pumping tunes and occasionally hosting gigs, this relaxed
bar draws fun-loving après-ski types. It's opposite Männlichen cable car.

Information
Next to the Männlichen cable car, the tourist office ( 033 855 14 14; www.mywengen.ch ;
9am-6pm Mon-Sat, 9am-noon & 1-6pm Sun, closed Sat & Sun Nov & Mar-Apr) is minutes from the
train station, taking a left at Hotel Silberhorn and continuing 100m further on.

Mürren

POP 430 / ELEV 1650M
Arriving on a clear evening, as the train from Grütschalp floats along the horizontal ridge
towards Mürren, the peaks across the valley feel so close that you could reach out and
touch them. And that's when you'll think you've died and gone to Heidi heaven. With its
low-slung wooden chalets and spellbinding views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, car-
free Mürren is storybook Switzerland.
In winter, there are 53km of prepared ski runs nearby, mostly suited to intermediates,
and a ski school ( 033 855 12 47; www.muerren.ch/skischule ) charging Sfr50 for a two-hour
group lesson. Mürren is famous for its hell-for-leather Inferno Run ( www.inferno-muer-
ren.ch ) down from Schilthorn in late January. Daredevils have been competing in the 16km
race since 1928 and today the course attracts 1800 intrepid amateur skiers. It's also the
reason for all the devilish souvenirs.
In summer from Mürren, the Allmendhubel funicular (one way/return Sfr12/7.40) takes
you above Mürren to a panoramic restaurant. From here, you can set out on many walks,
including the famous Northface Trail (1½ hours), via Schiltalp to the west, leading
through wildflower-strewn meadows with views to the glaciers and waterfalls of the Laut-
erbrunnen Valley and the monstrous Eiger north face - bring binoculars to spy intrepid
climbers. There's also a kid-friendly Adventure Trail (one hour).

Sleeping & Eating
In summer, rates are up to 30% cheaper than the high-season winter prices given below.

EIGER GUESTHOUSE $$ | Guesthouse