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filter_dramaUnderstandSpiez is a small, quaint little town (pop 12,500) on the south shore of Lake Thun. It has a wonderful medieval castle and offers spectacular views across the lake.
The tourist office is located on platform 1 of the station (May-Sept Mon-Fri 8AM-6.30PM, Sat 9AM-noon and 2-4PM; Oct-April Mon-Fri 8AM-noon and 2-6PM).
Visit Facebook [url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spiez-mit-der-sch%C3%B6nsten-Bucht-Europas/137229829651732]]or the official homepage of Spiez [http://www.spiez.ch[/url] for more details. -
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filter_dramaGet aroundOne of your first steps after having parked the car or leaving the train is to get some information at the tourist office right aside the train station. There you can get information about activities, hotels and maps.
Here some hints:
Parking:
If you travel by car you'll be able to put it into one of the many parking lots. For your first visit, take the parking at the train station, where you can find the tourist office.
You will find more parking in the city centre (Coop, Lötschbergzentrum, Spiez-Park) and at the lake near the castle. Visit Google Maps to get the way.
Public transportation:
Spiez is a hub of public transportation. As usual in Switzerland, it is recommended to travel by train or bus. In Spiez, every 30 minutes there is a train from or to [wiki=cb1f000aef470f81d61a7fb262bea543]Berne[/wiki], [wiki=2b29c5739ec4158573c66d2124e2c7e9]Zurich[/wiki], [wiki=aea93afdf4bee7f4b52526ee5f040cea]Basel[/wiki], [wiki=3f6765c843a517aa042ae011230aa976]Geneva[/wiki]. There are direct connections to Milano (Italy) and Berlin (Germany), too. Visit www.sbb.ch for further information.
Spiez itself is easy to discover just by "getting around". So you can catch this special "holiday feeling", which made Spiez a famous wellness and wellbeing location. Discover the "Spirit of Spiez" while walking - from the train station - towards the lakeshore and the castle. In 1954 Germany's football national team found this spirit too and won the world cup...
Don't forget to take a tour through the vineyards: There you'll get a great view all over the city, the lake and the whole panaroma of the always snow-covered Alps. None should miss it!
Don't be shy: Ask the people, where to go. Almost everyone speaks English, most speak French and some speak Italian. So ask them, where to go, where to get a drink or beer and where to spend the night or to enjoy the nightlife. -
filter_dramaSee[url=http://www.schloss-spiez.ch/schloss/index.php]Medieval Castle [/url]- located on the lake water-front
* [url=http://www.niesen.ch]The Swiss Pyramid[/url] -
filter_dramaDoTake a tour on the forest-covered lakeshore between Spiez ans Faulensee and get impressed by the unique harmony of lake and mountains. After this walk from about two hours, enjoy a great meal in Hotel Restaurant Eden or the Restaurant Al Porto or the tiny but famous Restaurant Schlosspintli just aside the lake.
In summer, take a rest at the lake in the afternoon and check out the nightlife of Spiez's suburbs Thun or Interlaken. For a drink, choose some of the many bars in Spiez and don't forget to taste the local "Spiezer" wine.
There's a cinema and a bowlingcenter, too.
There are many activities to do around the lake, as sailing, wind-surfing, river-rafting, bungee-jumping, biking, swimming, canyoning, climbing, paragliding - ask at the tourist office for reservation, rates and further details. -
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filter_dramaEatFriendly, local restaurant with a good range of local food and wine, including fresh fish from the adjacent Thunersee (Lake of Thun). The restaurant's garden terrace faces directly onto the small, picturesque marina and offers a lovely view of houses cascading down the hill to the lake, as well as the pyramidal [wiki=3fd6b27e427e9c22993e9f156098c010]Niesen[/wiki] above the town.
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filter_dramaDrinkThe local wine, called "Spiezer", is an excellent choice with your meal. It is produced from the vineyards around Spiez and is available in white or red.
The locel beer, called Rugenbräu, is brewed in the suburb "Interlaken". Great taste with the typical alpine freshness. -
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Budget
Krone, Seestrasse. Tel: +41 33 654 41 31, fax 654 94 31. Shared bathrooms.
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Mid range
Hotel Bellevue [url=http://www.bellevue-spiez.ch],]Seestrasse 36, CH-3700 Spiez, Phone +41-(0)33-654 84 64, Fax +41-(0)33-654 84 48, [mailto:hotel@bellevue-spiez.ch hotel@bellevue-spiez.ch[/url]
* Four star superior hotel situated 0.5km away from the railway station, 100m from the city center. Single room from 215CHF, double room from 305CHF (as of april 2009). -
Splurge
Hotel Belvédère [url=http://www.belvedere-spiez.ch/e],]Schachenstrasse 39. Tel: +41 33 655 66 66, fax: +41 33 654 66 33 [mailto:info@belvedere-spiez.ch info@belvedere-spiez.ch[/url]
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filter_dramaGet out[wiki=906e621d0a453fe7be4c326293881c73]Interlaken[/wiki]
*[wiki=ac50ce07a4cbc7f0535c99cbce72b336]Thun[/wiki]