Brienz

Located on the east bank of Lake Brienz, Brienz is a town known as the "Hometown of Wood Carving". There is a romantic Brunngasse Street in the town. The houses on the road were built in the 18th century and decorated with exquisite wood carvings, which are suitable for strolling and viewing. Switzerland's only woodcarving museum The small town of Brienz has a long history in woodworking and still has a school teaching carving and violin making. Visitors can visit the Brienz Wood Sculpture Museum (SchweizerHolzbildhauereiMuseum) in the town, which is also the only museum in Switzerland used to display woodcarving works. An open-air museum showing traditional culture Another place not to be missed is the Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg (Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg) on the outskirts of Brienz. There are representative houses and demonstrations of traditional craftsmanship, showing the colorful and wonderful Swiss culture. . Take the steam train to the Rothorn In addition, from the small town of Brienz, you can take the red steam cog train to the top of the Rothorn (Rothorn). The journey takes about 1 hour. From the top of the mountain, you can see the famous peaks of the Bernese Oberland such as Jungfrau, Eiger, Monk, Beta, and of course Lake Brienz.