Schynige Platte Alpine Garden

20 June 2020

The botanical garden Alpengarten Schynige Platte (Canton of Bern, near Interlaken) (1,967 meters above sea level) displays the abundance of colour and fragrance of Swiss flora and fauna above the treeline.

One can discover edelweiss, gentian, and around 700 other alpine plants in their natural environment, representing approximately two-thirds of the Swiss Alpine flora.

The Schynige Platte Railway made its maiden journey on 13 June 1893 and has now operated for more than 125 years between Wilderwil near Interlaken and the Schynige Platte.

Magnificent landscapes and spectacular views over Lake Thun and Lake Brienz pass by. The Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau shape an exceptional panorama.

The Platte is also the starting point of one of Switzerland’s most beautiful hiking trails. The Schynige Platte Mountain Hotel (1899, renovated in 2011) bears witness to the Belle Époque of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

(Source and further information: www.jungfrau.ch).