I noticed that a previous review of the little car free town of Murren in the Swiss Alps, concentrated on the skiing and winter aspect of the town. We however, visited in the summer season and enjoyed the little town at another beautiful part of the year. When we were planning our holiday to Switzerland this year, we had planned to stay in the car free town of Wengen, on the other side of the valley from Murren, which would in deed be closer to the very famous and much visited attraction of the Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe, bringing you to the 'Top of Europe' as it is widely advertised as. What made us stay in Murren however was a ...  Read the complete review

I have been skiing in this resort since I could walk, as my father and grandfather were. It is situated in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, on the Blumenthal mountain, in the Jungfrau region. I can really do nothing but sing its praises. It is the tiniest, prettiest village, comprising of 3000 beds for tourists and the rest of the locals, with chalets and hotels arranged around one upper and one lower main road, with little paths in between. In the winter months you can ski on the roads, and it is perfectly safe- I think there is a total of 4 cars in the village. This is due to the fact that Mürren is situated on the top of a sheer rock face, and the ...  Read the complete review