• Switzerland

    Brienz & Lauterbrunnen

    July 20, 2020 /

    Lake Brienz is just north of the Alps. It has a length of ~14 kilometres, a width of 2.8 kilometres and a maximum depth of 260 metres. Its area is 29.8 square kilometres, and the surface is 564 metres above sea-level.

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  • Switzerland

    Rhône Glacier

    July 17, 2020 /

    Since the opening of the modern-day Furka pass road 150 years ago, thousands of tourists have come to see the unique mountain panorama around the Rhône Glacier. The ice grotto, which is re-drilled each year, looks whitish-grey, but inside the 100m long tunnel, the ice chamber glows in magically fine shades of blue.

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