The Brienz Wildlife Park is open all year round, all day long and can be visited free of charge. Dogs, which are kept on a leash, are allowed in the park. It was founded in 1896 on the initiative of the Cantonal Woodcarving School of Brienz (today the School of Woodcarving Brienz). The animals served as living models for the apprentices.
www.wildparkbrienz.chIf you are looking for winter sports fun, the Axalp above Brienz is a small, family-friendly winter sports area away from the hustle and bustle. The Axalp is situated on a terrace high above Lake Brienz. The family-friendly ski area is known for its often good powder snow and relaxed operation. Adventure hiking trail with around 100 carved figures from Brienz
www.axalp.chThe Open-Air Museum Ballenberg is a private foundation with the aim of collecting, researching, preserving and communicating traditional rural buildings together with their typical facilities for living and working from all parts of Switzerland. Ballenberg is a lively cultural centre with events, courses, exhibitions and publications. Lindenhof purchases products from Ballenberg for the "Lindenblüte" restaurant.
www.ballenberg.chExperience how wooden works of art are created on the lakeside... The cosy village is surrounded by a charming mountain landscape at the eastern end of Lake Brienz. Known as the woodcarving village, Brienz has a long tradition of woodworking and has special training centres of world renown in the form of the School of Woodcarving and the Violin Making School.
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