Interlaken sits between two lakes — turquoise Thun and greener Brienz — with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau filling the gap in the skyline. The town itself is functional rather than pretty; its genius is position. Use the excellent boats and trains to reach Giessbach falls, Iseltwald and the high villages, and take the funicular up Harder Kulm for the two-lakes panorama. A regional travel pass pays for itself within two days.
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