One of the most famous attractions of the lake is the Jet d’Eau. This fountain shoots water 150 meters high and provides the perfect backdrop for a family photo.
The tallest cathedral in Switzerland – the Cathedral of Bern – is in the heart of the city, with exquisite relief sculptures on its facade.
Cars aren’t allowed here, so you can easily walk around as pedestrians truly have the right of way. As one of the top historical places in Switzerland, this town is most famous for Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument.
The best place to see the colorful gardens of tulips and petunias is at Hohematte Park. If you want the best vantage point of Lake Thun, walk across the Sigriswil Panorama Bridge.
Surrounding the village, you find dramatic rocky cliffs and the famous 300-meter-high Staubbach Falls. There’s even a hike that leads underneath the falls, where you can snap some legendary family photos.
It’s a slow ascent up the Jungfraujoch mountain as you climb 3,000 meters to the tallest peak in Switzerland. Once at the top – roughly a two-hour ride from Interlaken – you can take in the breathtaking scenery around you.
The area consists, among other things, of Holmens mills' former factory premises. Paper was produced there until the last paper machine stopped in 1986. That was a year before I moved from Norrkoping. Even then, the old industries were stately buildings, but most of them were worn, dirty, boarded up and abandoned. Industries had closed down and manufacturing had moved elsewhere. In most cases abroad.