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20-JUN-2014

Grindelwald

The tourism industry began in Grindelwald in the late 18th century as foreigners discovered the scenic town. Pictures of the vistas were widely reprinted, quickly making the village internationally famous. In the 19th century many Englishmen came to the village to climb the alpine peaks around the valley. The Finsteraarhorn (4,274 m [14,022 ft]), the Wetterhorn (3,692 m [12,113 ft]), the Eiger (3,970 m [13,020 ft]), the Schreckhorn (4,078 m [13,379 ft]) and the Gross Fiescherhorn (4,049 m [13,284 ft]) were all climbed during the 19th century. The Grindelwald road was built in 1860–72, and the Bernese Oberland railway reached the village in 1890, both of which transformed an arduous journey into a simple trip and allowed tourists to flood into the village. The first resort opened in 1888, there were 10 hotels in 1889, and by 1914 there were 33 in Grindelwald. A rack railway was built to Kleine Scheidegg in 1893, and it was expanded to the Jungfraujoch in 1912. Numerous ski lifts, cable cars, hiking trails and alpine huts were built in the late 19th and 20th centuries to allow tourists to explore the mountains. Today, almost the entire economy of Grindelwald is based on tourism.

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Buz Kiefer29-Jul-2014 22:31
Great landscape image. Love the alpine meadow with the clusters of subalpine conifers. Beautiful photo. Vote.
Gerard Koehl26-Jul-2014 10:34
Superbe. V
Martin Lamoon26-Jul-2014 10:13
This really shows how high up you are, superb view of the valley and mountains.
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Yvonne26-Jul-2014 10:02
Magnificent scene, superbly captured Jose! v
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