At the top of a mountain, Mürren’s remote village was an isolated place. Now, only through a cable car, came to life and has become touristy. But life is still different: there is no doctor, hairdresser or… cars.
Located between interlaken and the mountainous zone of Jungfuu, in the Swiss Alps, the village of Scrublocated 1638 meters altitudeAt the top of a mountain, it remained isolated for centuries. But in recent years everything has changed.
Before 1891, the inhabitants of the isolated village had to walk 3 hours from mule to the foot of the mountain to obtain their essential goods.
In 1891, a small railway was inaugurated that connected the foot to the neighboring city, where a funicular connected with Mürren. In 1965 a cable car connected the inhabitants of the village with another neighbor.
But now the scenario is different: the new Schilthornbahn cable car takes visitors from the Swiss Alps to the top of the brief mountain 4 minutes – and with a bonus: a wonderful view of snow and the mountains.
Mürren is a remote place, but in fact very welcoming. It is a thirteenth -century villagewith traditional houses of stone and wood, explains the.
“Cable to school may seem unusual to many, but to me it was a daily ritual,” says Michael Abeggogen. “Most daily needs and services are available in Mürren, but whenever we need a doctor, hairdresser or dentist, we have to go down to the valley, where many of us have their parked cars. ”
That’s why No vehicles circulate in the village: The inhabitants prefer to leave them at the base of the mountain, and climb from the cable car.
“When you grow up here, as I grew up, you know almost everyone and there is a very united community,” adds Abeggogen. And tourism eventually turned the place: “Some guests are like local inhabitantsbecause they return to Mürren every year. ”
Souvenir shops, bars, typical restaurants and even a famous hotel that has received several celebrities, the Hotel Mürren Palace (Known as “The First Palace of Switzerland”), they transformed the village forever. It was in Mürren that the first Switzerland ski school was created.
“As Mountains are a screen In constant change, ”says Belinda Bühler, a walker who lived all her life in Mürren.
“In winter, they wear a beautiful white coat. In summer, the environment changes according to the days are hot, rainy or fog. However, as winter slowly drives away, it can already smell the spring. As the earth begins to warm, the first flores Summer and soon the flowers full of flowers, ”he says.
“People do not come here for shopping or tourist visits, but to experience life through skiing, snow, walking, or simple pleasures such as enjoying the incomparable views of loneliness and diving into the streams or Lake Grauseli.”
