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Meiringen

Meiringen (counting 4 740 people as of 2004) is a town situated in the Bernese Oberland (Highlands) of Switzerland. It is the administrative capital of the Oberhasli district, located in the canton of Bern. It is famous as the place of the fictional death of Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, and as the place which claims to have invented the meringue. Both winter sport areas: Meiringen-Hasliberg and the nearby Axalp ob Brienz - are popular destinations for family and individual winter sport activities. 22 modern ski lifts, among which the 8-passenger Eagle Express gondola to Planplatten and its Alpen Tower panorama restaurant, service a ski arena totaling 80 kilometers of prepared trails up to 2433 meters of elevation. 38 kilometers of cross-country trails, 50 kilometers of winter hiking trails, designated snowshoe routes and 15 kilometers of sledding runs complete this varied offering.

There are four training lifts in Skihäsliland, each with its own slope, that help make your first skiing efforts a "child's play".

The Axalp ob Brienz winter sport area is much more compact. Children, young adults and parents can race around the trails on their own without losing contact with each other.

Set at the heart of the Hasliberg hiking region, Meiringen has long been a favourite mountain-walking resort for the English. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, stayed in stylish Meiringen many times, and the town’s main attraction now is the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Conan Doyle Place. It is located in the cellar of the English Church, and includes a full replica of the detective’s study at 221b Baker Street, accompanied by taped commentary.

The town church situated on Kirchgasse, north of the centre, features a free-standing Romanesque tower topped with a wooden spire, as well as fascinating fourteenth-century interior frescoes. Meiringen was popular enough with English visitors of the 19th century to attract not only Conan Doyle, but also some semi-official trinket hunters: a number of ancient relics from Meiringen’s old church now lie in the vaults of the British Museum in London.

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