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Thun

Thun is a town located in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It counts a population of 41 540 inhabitants (2003) and lies where the River Aare flows out of Lake Thun, 19 km south of Bern. Besides tourism, apparatus and machine engineering, the largest garrison of the country, as well as food industry and publishing are of great economic importance to Thun. Thun is mostly overlooked by visitors hurrying for Interlaken. This is a shame, as with its quaint medieval centre and picturesque castle, it is well worth a visit. Views of the Jungfrau, Eiger and Mönch as well as, closer at hand, the giant pyramidal Niesen (2362m of elevation) and the flat-topped Stockhorn (2190m of elevation) are a gentle prelude to the Alpine vistas further south.

Offering excellent snow conditions are the nearby ski resorts of Schwanden/Sigriswil, Aeschi and Goldiwil/Heiligenschwendi. They, together with Heimenschwand, Beatenberg/Niederhorn and Innereriz provide perfect and family friendly ski and snowboard runs.

Guests, looking for the cosy experience of nature and village, are going find escape from the hustling and bustling of the big cities on the numerous winter hiking and cross country trails around the Lake Thun.

Across the river from the station, Thun’s Old Town is renowned for the arcading both of the main street Obere Hauptgasse and the calm, cobbled Rathausplatz at its northwestern end. Steps lead up along the picturesque street to the fairy-tale castle which towers above, built in 1190 and invaded by the Bernese in 1386. Its lofty halls now contain a historical museum with exquisite Medieval furniture and militaria.

Besides, there’s a handful of other visitable castles and stately homes dotting the shore of the Thun Lake, the most notable of which are the medieval specimen in Spiez and the Victorian folly at Schadau.

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