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Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe

Switzerland Bern Lauterbrunnen

Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe
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The highest railway station in Europe at 3,454 m, reached by a cog railway that tunnels through the Eiger. At the top: the Sphinx observatory, the Ice Palace carved into the glacier, and a view over the Aletsch Glacier, the longest in the Alps.


It's expensive and popular; book ahead, check the weather webcams, and go on a clear day. Ascend gently and take it easy at altitude. Trains run from Interlaken via Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald; the Eiger Express cable car speeds up the journey from Grindelwald.

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