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Bernese Oberland

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Bernese Oberland see Bern , Switzerland.

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Swiss Bernese Oberland.(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Small Press Bookwatch; 6/1/2008; 167 words ; Swiss Bernese Oberland Philip & Loretta Alspach Intercon...topped anywhere in Europe-- Swiss Bernese Oberland: A Travel Guide with Specific...and suggested itineraries, Swiss Bernese Oberland: A Travel Guide with Specific... Read more
Grandeur of the Alps.(landscape photography in Switzerland)
Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...who not seen the scenery which surrounds Interlaken (the Bernese Oberland) does not know Switzerland. Switzerland, which is in the...a bit about this beautiful country in which I live! The Bernese Oberland lies south of Bern, where it meets the Alpine Heartland... Read more
Hodler's landscapes come to Zurich.(News)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 4/1/2004; 92 words ; ...greatest artists is Ferdinand Hodler who painted over 700 landscapes during his long career, drawing inspiration from the Bernese Oberland and Lake Geneva. Seventy-two of the best of them can now be seen in an exhibition at Zurich's free arts museum, the Kunsthaus... Read more
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WORLDS OF WELLNESS.(spas and hotels of Switzerland)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 5/1/2001; 700+ words ; ...at Lake Lucerne or tank up on energy and beauty in the Bernese Oberland...These are but a few of the tempting offers of over thirty...to preserve the charm and delights of a village in the Bernese Oberland. The luxurious Grand Hotel Park combines modern comforts... Read more
Farmers on tourist land.(News)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 1/1/2005; 175 words ; Grindelwald, the Bernese Oberland village has for decades benefited from a fragile yet strong symbiosis between agriculture and tourism. Tourism needs agriculture... Read more
Lake Oeschinen.(PHOTO OF THE MONTH)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 7/1/2007; ; 117 words ; Our family hot spot in the Bernese Oberland, Oeschinensee (Lake Oeschinen) in Kandersteg, is a wonderful destination for outdoor activities during all seasons of the year... Read more
Swiss glaciers continue to melt. (News).
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 3/1/2003; 586 words ; ...years before the tongue of the vast Aletsch glacier in the Bernese Oberland is affected by climate change, he adds. Climate Change...Hoelzle says. He cites the upper Grindelwald glacier in the Bernese Oberland as a prime example. Just 15 years ago the ice came right... Read more
The sounds of spring.(PHOTO OF THE MONTH)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 5/1/2008; 92 words ; Alphorn players, perched in a high meadow, signal the start of the annual Alpine cheese sharing' in the Bernese Oberland, (Chasteilete) in the Justistal Valley. The alphorns are a familiar sight at many of the traditional Swiss festivals held throughout... Read more
WILD MOUNTAIN TORRENTS.(Brief Article)
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