If steep-roofed rustic villages with colourful flowers, cosy chalets and still lakes that reflect mountains in their waters sound like your cup of tea, then Bernese Oberland won't fail to disappoint. Within this region lies popular Interlaken nestled between the lakes of Thun and Brienz, Gstaad, a celebrity and Royalty magnet with an appealing mix of wood chalets and jewellery shops, and Thun, a pretty, historic lakeside town that offers an impressive castle, relaxing lake baths and an all-round Swiss experience.
Visit Meiringen, the place where Sherlock Holmes met his mysterious end and Brienz with its woodcarving factory. Just on the doorstep are the exciting peaks of Schilthorn and Jungfraujoch, otherwise known as the 'top of Europe,' affording indisputably amazing views. With European accolades ranging from highest post office to highest train station, plus an Ice Palace carved from one of Europe's longest glaciers, missing it would be criminal.