Mountains the stunning Alpine region of Bernese Oberland in Switzerland proved the idea in the back of many timeless poems, novels and films.
Two and a half hours from Zurich Airport by train, Bernese Oberland has for centuries stimulated writings by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JRR Tolkien and Lord Byron to Johann Goethe and Ian Fleming to reach pens and fractures around the most breathtaking mountainous region on the continent.
Here are the top 10 sites in Bernese Oberland that inspired the greats of literature. Miss them at your peril!
1. The Reichenbach Falls
Switzerland Summer: Schattenhalb, Reichenbachfaelle
The Reichenbach falls are located 300 meters from the seven falls in Schattenhalb. C. Switzerland Tourism
Perhaps the most famous literary area in the Alps, the Raichenbach Falls in the Hasley Valley is the place where Conan Doyle ignited the climactic war between the world famous investigator, Sherlock Holmes, and his arch-enemy, Professor James Moriarty.
The dramatic battle witnessed them all drowning in the fierce waterfall of a positive death (apparently). Much of Dr. Watson’s shock, Holmes miraculously appeared in London three years later.
Standing at the top of the stunning 250-meter waterfall, it is very easy to see how the author’s imagination ignited. If you fall into what Watson has markedly described as the “horrific boiler”, there will be no risk of your return.
The Reichenbach Falls are an online pilgrimage site for Sherlock followers from every corner of the globe. Every year Sherlock Holmes meets in full costume on May 4, the day Sherlock died, to commemorate their hero.
2. Meiringen
In 1891 Conan Doyle spent countless days at the Hotel des Alpes in Meiringen, which instructions a splendid view of the waterfall. It is here that he found his proposal for the climactic scene of “The Final Problem”, which was once published two years later.
In the story, Holmes and Watson spend the night time earlier than his “death” in the Englischer Hof Hotel in Meiringen. Holmes’s presence in the fairly Alpine village – which also claims to be the place where the egg-based dessert, meringue, was invented – has been memorialised with a pub called the Sherlock Lounge, a statue of the extremely good sleuth, a kind of fondue (!) and solely the 2nd Sherlock Holmes Museum in the world (after the one in Baker Street in London.) The museum in Meiringen is extraordinary for its exact reconstruction of Holmes and Watson’s sitting room.
3. The Lauterbrunnen Valley
Lauterbrunnen Hotel is located in one of the finest pelvic valleys in the Alps, between the vast rocky peaks and peaks. On the right is Staubbach. Switzerland Tourism
Lauterbrunnen is located in the Alps, between enormous rock faces and peaks. C. Switzerland Tourism
Tolkien visited the impressive Lauterbrunnen valley in 1911. With its translucent abyss walls and 72 magnificent waterfall, it has an attractive primitive beauty.
Many people think that Tolkien was motivated by New Zealand, which presented such a prominent background in Peter Jackson’s films, but in fact used the Alps as the basis for his fictional land in the middle ground.
It is not surprising that the writer used the ancient Lauterbrunnen Valley as a model for the celestial Reindell, the House of Elound and his Council, both in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings.
4. The Jungfrau Mountain Range
The three mighty peaks overlooking Lauterbrunnen Valley stimulated Tolkien for his introduction of the epic 4000-metre-high mountains above Khazad-dum, the dwarf colony in The Lord of the Rings.
In the book, the Silberhorn is referred to as Silvertine or Celebdil, the Rottalhorn is called Caradhras and the outstanding Jungfrau is named Fanuidhol or Cloudyhead, as its summit is shrouded in clouds.
When he departed the region, Tolkien wrote that, “I left the view of Jungfrau with deep regret.” The peaks additionally function in JK Rowling’s 2018 Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (a identify taken from a nearby Swiss Alpine village.)
5. The Jungfrau Railway
Railway Jungfrau c. Jungfraubahnen AG: Swiss Travel System
Railway Jungfrau c. Jungfraubahnen AG: Swiss Travel System
During the summer season of 1911, Tolkien also saw the construction of the magnificent Jungfrau Railway. The workers who dug a magnificent seven-kilometer tunnel were observed through the northern face of Eiger and the adjacent moench.
Jungfraujoch, the station at the top, is 3,454 meters above sea level and is the best educational station in Europe. Tolkien has moved the distinctive construction of the Jungfrau railway to the overlapping tunnels of the Moorea mines in the Lord of the Rings.
6. Piz Gloria
View of the revolving restaurant above Schilthorn.c. By Interlaken Toristos
View of the revolving restaurant above Schilthorn.c. Using Interlaken Tourismus
One of James Bond’s most famous shops is the Gloria House at the top of Mount Shelthorne in Maureen. This is the Alpine hideout of Ernest Bluffield in the e-book and On On Majesty’s Secret Service.
007 (played through George Lazneby, on his only day out of the round), sneaks into a hypersensitive hospital that is the front of Blofolded’s headquarters. However, Bond Blossom is blown away when women are seduced!
The building used to be half-completed only when it was once spotted by scouts for movie venues, and producers paid their price so they could use it in the film. Piz Gloria stands at an altitude of about 3,000 meters above sea level and is now one of the easiest restaurants in the world and is always facing a 007 exhibition.
What do Piz Gloria Hotel staff tell you when you arrive? We were waiting for you, Mr. Rampton.
7. Lauterbrunnen Village
Wengernalpbahn in Staubbach Falls, Lauterbrunnen, Bernese Oberland. Jungfraubahnen AG / Swiss Travel System
Wengernalpbahn in Staubbach Falls, Lauterbrunnen, Bernese Oberland. Jungfraubahnen AG / Swiss Travel System
Luterbrunnen is also home to many of the famous scenes in Bond’s 1969 film, which consists of a series of commercial races, an ice skating rink, a telephone container and a railway station.
In addition, the village stimulated Byron moving to write the poem “Manfred”: “No eyes so far now drink this scene of love; I must be alone in the sweet isolation, and with the spirit of the region is divided.”
8. The Staubbach Falls
Stobach Falls
The Staubbach Falls are 300 meters away
The village of Lauterbrunnen is also the site of the Staubbach Falls. This stunning waterfall is located 300 meters high and is the highest free flowing waterfall in Switzerland. In the summer, the wind blows thermal water until it revolves in all directions. These sunlit drops provide the waterfall with its name, as the word “stoop” means dirt in German.
Goethe came to the waterfall in 1779, and was once influenced to write a poem entitled “Gesang der Geister ueber den Wassern”, which made her famous internationally.
This poem is traditional in German culture, such as the publication of Instagram in the 18th century and attracted visitors from all over the world. The poem is now carved on a stone at the foot of the waterfall.
9. Grosse Scheidegg
Lake Bachalpsee at sunset with Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn. C. Jungfrau area
Lake Bachalpsee at sunset with Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn. C. Jungfrau area
Goethe also wrote an unforgettable book about the Grosse Scheidegg, a majestic mountain path accessible through a long route from Grindelwald.
Poet arrived in the Jungfrau region in 1779 to get away from the romantic problems in the lower back of Germany. He spent four weeks on a trip in the area, especially Gros Chidj. Much has been written about the horrifying peaks above which the tower, Witterhorn and Harkhorn.
The latter interprets the term “mountain of terror”, which seems to be true! In addition, Goethe Goethe about the nearby Eger singing, and also the least alternative artwork place, the 1975 film, The Eiger Sanction from Clint Eastwood
10. Hotel Rosenlaui
Hotel Rosenlay
Hotel Rosenlay
Gotte received a little bit in Bernese Oberland. In addition, stay at the famous Rosenlaui Hotel, directly across the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge. This hostel has been a few miles away from the Meiringen backyard for the past two and a half centuries, as well as a host of different literary greats, along with Conan Doyle, Tolstoy, Mark Twain and Friedrich Nietzsche.
In the “final problem,” Holmes and Watson reserve rooms there (though sadly Holmes never enjoys his charm). The Rosenlaui is a magnificent Belle Epoque establishment with more than a trace of the Grand Budapest hotel on the subject.
Located in a remote setting in the smallest village in Switzerland, it is the perfect place for “digital detoxification” without a telephone signal, Wi-Fi or running water in the rooms. This is the calm that Tolstoy sought, who stayed there while improving the shock of seeing a man being seated in Paris.
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