Wengen Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
village in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
About Wengen
Wengen was traditionally an alpine farming village: it has summer pastures and lies on the drove trail to the higher meadows around Kleine Scheidegg. It was never a major mountain pass, as you could more easily reach Grindelwald via the valley, and the formidable trio of mountains just north are impassable. Byron, Shelley and Mendelssohn were early 19th century visitors, re-defining mountain scenery to a public that had seen it as desolate. Guest houses and hotels began to appear, but until 1890 you still had to hike up. Then the cog railway changed everything. In the early 20th century Mürren and Wengen were pioneers of "downhill only!" - skiers could ride up on the train, with no more days spent lugging kit up the mountain just for a single ski run back to the village. Sir Henry Lunn and
Where to Eat in Wengen
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bäckerei Vincenz
- 🍴Bären
- 🍴Da Sina
- 🍴Eiger
- 🍴Golden India
Where to Stay in Wengen
- 🏨Alpenrose
- 🏨Beausite Park Hotel
- 🏨Hotel Belvédère
- 🏨Hotel Berghaus
- 🏨Hotel Regina
- 🏨Hotel Silberhorn
Wengen Travel Guide Sections
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