12 Swords Travel Magazine | Spring / Summer 2025 Overlooked by the iconic triptych peaks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, a transformation has just completed of not one but two classic hotels in the ‘Belle Epoque’ Swiss town of Wengen. This famous, car free, alpine retreat is both a leading winter sports destination (home to the legendary Lauberhorn downhill ski race in January), and equally popular with summer hikers, drawn by the grandeur of the Oberland, whose dramatic and awe-inspiring landscapes were reputedly an inspiration for the fantasies of Tolkein. An Alpine Star is Born The opening of the Grand Hotel Belvedere, a Beaumier Hotel, in Wengen.
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