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  Grindelwald travel guide
The "glacier village" of Grindelwald, with its total surface area of 171 sqkm is the second largest community in the canton of Berne.
Grindelwald is a good example of being one of the first tourist centres in Switzerland.
Grindelwald has become a popular destination for people from all over the world to pursue numerous sports, or a variety of recreational activities, as well as just for relaxation.
www.world66.com /europe/switzerland/grindelwald   (271 words)

  
 Grindelwald Switzerland
Grindelwald is among one of Europe's oldest mountain resorts and lies in a valley situated in the beautiful Bernese Oberland on the northern side of the Alps.
Grindelwald is surrounded by the spectacular mountain trio "Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau" and the small town looks back on a long standing tradition in tourism.
Grindelwald, the glacier village, is the only great mountain resort in the Jungfrau area which can be reached by car.
www.magicswitzerland.com /grindelwald.htm   (273 words)

  
 Curling Em 2002 Grindelwald
Grindelwald, with its total surface area of 171 km2 comes under the twenty-five largest communities in Switzerland, and is the second largest community in the canton of Berne.
Grindelwald lies in a valley situated on the northern side of the alps, "surrounded by spectacular mountains, superior to those in Chamouny".
In 1799, the Grindelwald valley recorded 1985 inhabitants, 2924 in 1850 and 3696 in 1910.
www.grindelwald.ch /curlingem02/engl/eCommunity.html   (618 words)

  
 Grindelwald / Home
Grindelwald provides extensive skiing and snowboarding to suit all abilities, with a half pipe and snow park, and 20 km.
Grindelwald's three ski areas extend from the South facing area of First over to the North facing areas of Männlichen and Kleine Scheidegg, from where you can ski down into Wengen.
Grindelwald is not only popular with international visitors; the Swiss come back here year after year.
www.grindelwaldapartments.com   (472 words)

  
 Slow Travel Switzerland - Hiking in Grindelwald, in the Berner Oberland
Grindelwald is the best base because there is lots of hiking right from here, but you can easily take the train to Wengen, Lauterbrunnen or Murren for other trails.
Grindelwald is in a wide open valley at the base of the Eiger.
On the south side of the valley, there are gondolas from Grindelwald to Mannlichen (with a stop at Holenstein, the middle station).
www.slowtrav.com /switzerland/hiking/grindelwald.htm   (1552 words)

  
 Grindelwald, Switzerland — Destination Snow article / The SkiEurope Report 06-05-06
The small village of Grindelwald is nestled in the Swiss Alps of the Bernese Oberland.
Grindelwald is the best of the three villages for beginners to use as their base.
Grindelwald, and the larger Jungfrau region, is a playground for winter hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing (30 kilometers/19 miles of tracks), and tobogganing, bobsledding, and sleigh riding.
www.ski-europe.com /news/articles/d-snow/06-05-06.html   (747 words)

  
 RSN Switzerland - Grindelwald
Grindelwald is a very pretty, historic, year round resort, and the largest on the Jungfrau region pass, which includes Wengen and Murren.
Grindelwald also has its own ski area, First, which is reached by a 6 person gondola from the village.
Grindelwald is located 75 km (50 miles) from Berne, Switzerland, the nearest international airport.
www.rsn.com /cams/chgrindel/profile_stats.html?bc=SSI   (231 words)

  
 Swiss Alpine Pass Route - Stage 6 - Meiringen to Grindelwald
From the Grosse Scheidegg itself, the views down to Grindelwald, the Eiger, and the Männlichen ridge are superb.
Grindelwald is tucked away at the end of a private rail line from Interlaken, taking around half an hour for the scenic trip.
The leftward Grindelwald route is signposted for the Hotel Wetterhorn, and drops down on a tangle of eroded paths, joining and rejoining the road on the way down.
activityworkshop.net /hiking/alpinepassroute/meiringen-grindelwald.html   (1373 words)

  
 Grindelwald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grindelwald (46°37′N 8°02′E) is a picturesque traditional mountain village in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland.
Long famed as a winter tourist destination with slopes for beginners, intermediates and the challeges of the Eiger glacier for the experienced, there are activities for the non-skiers, from tobogganing to groomed winter hiking tracks.
The Wengernalpbahn connects Grindelwald to the Kleine Scheidegg from where the Jungfraubahn ascends inside the Eiger to the Jungfraujoch.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grindelwald   (202 words)

  
 Grindelwald - World Snowboard Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Grindelwald is one of the resorts that helps form the area more commonly known as the Jungfrau Region.
Grindelwald sits up at an altitude of some 1034 metres and scenically, is an impressive place.
Grindelwald is a large sprawling resort that attracts a lot of visitors, there is no such thing as a good time to visit to avoid crowds, the place is always packed.
www.worldsnowboardguide.com /resorts/Switzerland/Grindelwald   (324 words)

  
 Grindelwald - Ski Resort Guide - Ski Club of Great Britain
Grindelwald is one of the world's oldest and most cosmopolitan ski resorts.
Grindelwald has its own ski area of First that is reached by gondola from the village.
Grindelwald shares these intermediate slopes with Wengen and a train runs from the base station at Grund up the mountain and over the shoulder to Wengen on the far side.
www.skiclub.co.uk /skiclub/resorts/gssg/introduction.asp?intContactID=44922&strOrganisationName=Grindelwald   (1194 words)

  
 Grindelwald
After an unhurried drive through Switzerland, we left the freeway in Interlaken and immediately were presented with a magnificient view of a snowy summit, which peeked through a cloud gap just at the right time.
The walk to one of Grindelwald's must-see attractions, the Bachalpsee, was a slow one.
Grindelwald is heaven on earth; and I can't wait to go back.
www.clasohm.com /hiking/grindelwald   (1001 words)

  
 Grindelwald : Active Pursuits : Hiking & Mountain Climbing | Frommers.com
After a scenic mountain train ride from Grindelwald to Eigergletscher, you'll be led by a local mountain guide to the Bergsteigerzentrum Grindelwald, a husky-breeding center.
Grosse Scheidegg, at 1,930m (6,330 ft.), is a famous pass between the Grindelwald and Rosenlaui valleys.
From Grindelwald, it's also easy to visit Kleine Scheidegg, which is the departure point for the final ascent to Jungfraujoch by train.
www.frommers.com /destinations/grindelwald/2580027088.html   (913 words)

  
 Ski and snowboard Jungfrau Region Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren Switzerland
The spectacular and far-flung Jungfrau region is near Interlaken on the map; for intermediate skiers it is at the end of the Alpine rainbow.
The best-known resort is Grindelwald, a picture-postcard settlement nestled at the foot of 10,000-foot peaks about 30 minutes by train or car from Interlaken.
Grindelwald has skiing at Grindelwald First (First, in this case, means peak), which in its day had Europe’s oldest operating chair lift.
skisnowboardeurope.com /junfrau/index.html   (384 words)

  
 Grindelwald Weather Forecast, Snow Report and Resort Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Grindelwald is one of the best places I have ever skid and I have skid in many.
The North Face of the Eiger dominates the resort with the Shreckhorn, Wetterhorn, Monch and Jungfrau.
The runs back down into the village are first class and you are soon reminded that you are skiing in Switzerland as you ski through the trees and cow shed back to the picturesque village.
www.snow-forecast.com /resorts/Grindelwald.html   (261 words)

  
 _ Grindelwald Switzerland guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Unlike Wengen and Mürren over the ridge, Grindelwald is accessible by car and bus, and thus sees a great deal more tourist traffic than the Lauterbrunnen resorts.
Nestling under the craggy trio of the Wetterhorn, Mettenberg and Eiger, Grindelwald offers easy access to explore some large glaciers close-to, and has a network of cable-cars leading up to numerous short- and long-distance trails throughout the region and beyond.
Skiing is excellent, but there are also plenty of hiking trails which stay as such all winter, making this a top choice for non-skiers on a winter holiday.
switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/berner_oberland/grindelwald.html   (282 words)

  
 Grindelwald Switzerland Hotel. Grindelwald hotel list. All Hotel infos of Grindelwald
Das gastliche Gletscherdorf Grindelwald liegt eingebettet in einer abwechslungs- reichen, unverfälschten Alpenlandschaft.
The "glacier village" of Grindelwald is enveloped in a real scenic and unique alpine landscape.
The world famous alpine peaks and mountains Wetterhorn, Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau are the background scenery of the Grindelwald valley.
www.grindelwald.net   (65 words)

  
 Grindelwald Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Grindelwald is a popular resort town, famous for skiing in the winter and para-gliding in the summer.
We bought a cog railway ticket to the Kleine Scheidegg, which is a switching station for a lot of the cog railways that travel the region.
The glaciers are no threat, since they have been retreating for many years, but this glacier in particular has had a cave cut into it, and ice sculptures made inside.
home.comcast.net /~genevogt/EuroTravel/grindelwald.htm   (916 words)

  
 Swiss Alpine Pass Route - Stage 7 - Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen
This is the seventh stage of the Alpine Pass Route, crossing from Grindelwald over the Kleine Scheidegg to Lauterbrunnen in the next valley.
Both Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen are connected by private railway to Interlaken Ost, both around 20-30 minutes train ride away.
From Grindelwald station, signposts lead you immediately towards Alpiglen and Kleine Scheidegg, which is clearly visible just under the massive Eiger.
www.geocities.com /activityworkshop/hiking/alpinepassroute/grindelwald-lauterbrunnen.html   (1237 words)

  
 Hiking Bernese Oberland Switzerland, Grindelwald and Jungrau walking trails and luxury swiss chalets!
GRINDELWALD HIKING - discover the spectacular Bernese Oberland, where the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau peaks dominate the landscape and overlook green valleys and shimmering glacial lakes.
Stay in the charming village of Grindelwald just at the feet of the Eiger range and a short distance from Interlaken.
The hiking is from 2-4 hours per day leaving time to explore the charming villages you will pass and to use your included rail pass.
www.pure-adventures.com /tours/grindelwald.htm   (560 words)

  
 History of the Los Angeles Grindelwald Ski Club
It was decided that the first meeting of the new Grindelwald Ski Club would be two weeks later, Sept. 15th.
The areas of Grindelwald, Wengen, Muren, etc. in the Bernese Oberland were originally developed for the English as a refuge from the hustle and bustle as well as from the traffic of their English cities.
Thus, the little village of Grindelwald, Switzerland and our immense Southland have been intertwined with visits, gifts and awards as well as with mutual support and solid friendship since Sutter's first call those many years ago.
www.grindelwaldskiclub.org /history.html   (876 words)

  
 MuggleNet | The Underground Lake #24 - The Dark Lord Grindelwald - By Brandon Ford.
In 1945, Dumbledore rose to fame and prominence by defeating the dark lord Grindelwald, considered then to be the most powerful evil wizard of all time (obviously pre-Voldemort).
That means, that in the wizarding world during 1944, the war between Dumbledore and Grindelwald was reaching its climax and would be over in less than a year: the same time that Tom Riddle was starting fully down the road of evil.
The reason he studies Grindelwald is the same reason athletes study game footage: to find weaknesses.
www.mugglenet.com /editorials/theundergroundlake/tul24.shtml   (1752 words)

  
 Switzerland Grindelwald
Connie and I have been in the charming Hotel Belvedere in summer and winter and we are at odds on which season is better.
But in Grindelwald, where the Jungfrau is more than 13,000 feet high, the village is at only 3,300 feet.
The international cuisine has won many awards and the Hausers are happy to introduce guests to their chef and his spotless kitchen.
www.bluebookski.com /bluebook9/Switzerland_Grindelwald.htm   (1333 words)

  
 HPL: Wizards A to Z: G
Because of the year of Grindelwald's defeat, which is stated on the Chocolate Frog card about Dumbledore, some have speculated that Grindelwald and Hitler were the same person or that Grindelwald was somehow related to the events of World War II.
Rowling has confirmed that Grindelwald is deceased (TLC).
'Grindelwald' is a small village in Switzerland; JK pronounces Grindelwald's name “GRIN dell vald” (TLC).
www.hp-lexicon.org /wizards/a-z/g.html   (895 words)

  
 Ski.com | Explore Resorts | Grindelwald
You can see the pride of the local people in their unique landscape.
The resorts of Grindelwald, Mürren, Wengen, and Interlaken enjoy international renown.
We know how to customize a Grindelwald vacation package just for you that will truly be an unforgettable ski vacation experience.
grindelwald.ski.com   (223 words)

  
 Grindelwald Ski Area Photo Gallery by A B at pbase.com
Grindelwald Ski Area Photo Gallery by A B at pbase.com
Grindelwald First - Alex in front of mountains.jpg
Grindelwald First - Mom relaxing by the chairlift.jpg
www.pbase.com /alexb1/grindelwald_ski_area   (45 words)

  
 Grindelwald : Active Pursuits : Skiing | Frommers.com
In winter Grindelwald is one of the major ski resorts of Europe, perfect as a base for skiing in the Jungfrau ski region.
In the winter skiers take the cableway to Männlichen, at 2,200m (7,216 ft.), which opens onto a panoramic vista of the treacherous Eiger.
From here there is no direct run back to Wengen; however, skiers can enjoy an uninterrupted ski trail stretching 7.2km (4 1/2 miles) to Grindelwald.
www.frommers.com /destinations/grindelwald/2580020108.html   (199 words)

  
 Jugendherberge Grindelwald - Grindelwald, Switzerland
Drive to Grindelwald Center, after the roundabout traffic at the shop "Zenger" take the left line and follow the Youth Hostel sign.
More than ever before, the youth hostel is a rendezvous for sport fans and young guests from all over the world who want to experience the impressive world of the mountains around Grindelwald.
This was like heaven, on the side of a large hill overlooking all of Grindelwald and the beautiful Eiger.
www.hostelz.com /hostel/12284-Jugendherberge-Grindelwald   (875 words)

  
 Mountain Hostel Grindelwald - Grindelwald, Switzerland - Hostel Review
The Grindelwald Mountain Hostel isn't a fun party hostel, and it does cost a little more than most hostels, but you do get your money's worth.
It's located in Grindelwald, which is a about a 25 minute train ride up the mountain from Interlaken.
More specifically, the hostel is located in Grindelwald Grund, which is a 15 minute walk down the hill from the main part of Grindelwald (which mostly consists of a main street with shops, restaurants, and a couple small grocery stores).
www.hostelz.com /hostel/3789-Mountain-Hostel-Grindelwald   (961 words)

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