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Setting
Schweibenalp is located on a small high plateau of Alpine pastures and mountain forests at about 1.100m elevation with a steep slope dropping down for about 400m to Lake Brienz. Center of Unity is situated at the edge of the plateau in the seclusion right above Giessbach Falls, which are a 30 minutes’ walk away from Schweibenalp. The climate is characterised by the high mountain setting: quick weather changes are quite frequent. Sunshine is intensive and temperatures may rise or drop quickly.

Surroundings
The mountainscape of the Bernese Oberland offers a great variety of leisure activities. In addition to stunning hiking tours, there are numerous scenic destinations for day and half-day trips. You may want to go for a swim in Lake Brienz in the summer or visit the nearby Axalp skiing area in the winter. The spectacular Jungfrau Massive is about 40 minutes’ drive away and offers skiing and hiking facilities that are second-to-none.
The closest town is Interlaken offering a great variety of shops and small pavement cafes.
The city of Bern (UNESCO World Heritage Site) is also within reach. Moreover, Lake Brienz and Lake Thun, Grindelwald with its two glacier tongues, Lauterbrunnen Valley with numerous waterfalls and the amazing Trümmelbach Falls, Aare Gorge, Grimsel Pass area, and the famous Ballenberg open-air museum are some of the highly recommended destinations within reach.

Magical Bernese Oberland
Located on a clearing at the edge of Giessbach Gorge, Schweibenalp is surrounded by forests and the stunningly beautiful mountainscape overlooking the turquoise waters of Lake Brienz. According to the fascinating history of this place of power, it was here that the Druids built and maintained for centuries one of their first settlements. There are old, gnarled maple trees covered with moss and ferns, and strange rocks overlooking the area, as if witnesses of mystical times long past. One legend has it that the Druids buried their sacred relics in a cave in Gratfluh, the mountainside behind Schweibenalp. A part of the Way of St. James, the legendary pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, passes through Schweibenalp leading on to Isch and Iseltwald…