Bernese Oberland
Lauterbrunnen
Valley of 72 waterfalls
Altitud
796 m
Población
2,500
Ideal para
Cómo llegar
Cog railway from Interlaken Ost (30 min). Connecting trains to Wengen and Kleine Scheidegg depart here.
Sobre Lauterbrunnen
Lauterbrunnen is a UNESCO-listed U-shaped valley carved by glaciers over millions of years, with 72 named waterfalls dropping from cliff faces up to 1,000m high on both sides. The name itself means "many fountains" in old German. J.R.R. Tolkien visited the valley in 1911 and sketched Staubbach Falls — the 297m free-falling curtain of mist that was later reimagined as the Valley of Rivendell in The Lord of the Rings.
The valley floor sits at 796m while the surrounding plateau walls rise to over 2,000m, creating a dramatic enclosed world. Above the western cliffs lies Mürren (1,638m) and above the eastern cliffs, Wengen (1,274m) — both car-free villages accessible only by cable car or cog railway. The valley floor village is also the starting point for Trümmelbachfälle, ten glacial waterfalls that thunder through tunnels inside the mountain itself.
Atracciones
Staubbach Falls
297m free-falling waterfall — so fine it atomises in the wind before reaching the valley floor. Viewable from the village square.
Trümmelbachfälle
Ten glacial waterfalls inside a living mountain — accessible by lift and walkways carved through the rock, draining Eiger and Jungfrau glaciers.
Mürren & Wengen
Two car-free villages on the plateau walls — cable car (Mürren) or cog railway (Wengen) — each with Alpine panoramas and no motor traffic.
Lauterbrunnen Valley Trail
15km flat valley walk connecting waterfalls, hamlets, and access points to the plateau villages above.
Tus guías
Actividades disponibles in Lauterbrunnen
Konrad Federico
Thun · Water · Sports
Anoli Rebecca
Interlaken · Kids · Arts