Brienz, CH

Arriving from the airport by way of the Brunig pass railroad, boat and cablecar to the plateau over lake Brienz, where the Grandhotel Giessbach is located next to the Giessbach falls. Built originally in 1875 during the golden age of tourism and about 100 years later saved from destruction by a foundation and painstakingly restored since, the stunning victorian area building and interior feels somewhere between a museum come alive and a ghost from the past. The isolated and remote location probably help to maintain the particular ambiance and the illusion of time-warp.



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