Travelers exploring the Jungfrau Region can access the Haslital valley and its central hub of Meiringen via public transport from Switzerland and France.
The Haslital is one of the five localities that make up the Jungfrau Region alongside Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren, and Lauterbrunnen, and serves as an ideal base for exploring the area, with views of 401 peaks on a clear day from the Alpen tower at an altitude of 2,250 meters.
The Meiringen-Hasliberg ski area features 60 kilometers of slopes and 25 kilometers of winter hiking trails. Beginners can use the Skihäsliland, while experienced visitors can access a competition center, and night skiing and sledding are available after sunset with options to visit an altitude cabin. Additional winter activities include cross-country skiing tracks arranged in Hasliberg and Guttannen, while Gadmen offers a large area with a late-night illuminated slope for evening gliding.
A new winter offering for the 2025–2026 season takes visitors to Rosenlaui, where a winter bus runs from Meiringen to Schwarzwaldalp before continuing toward the Grosse Scheidegg for a sled descent, alongside opportunities for winter hiking and snowshoeing.
Culinary traditions feature the meringue, invented in Meiringen around 1600. The Frutal bakery continues this tradition while producing local specialties such as Haslikuchen and Tatzelwurm, and holds the world record for the largest meringue.
For accommodations paired with local gastronomy, the Hôtel Victoria offers a stay combined with cuisine recognized by Gault&Millau. Visitors can also explore local heritage through manual weaving, wool working, and popular traditions, alongside the Ubersitz event in Meiringen at the end of the year.
Literary history marks the valley through Sherlock Holmes, whose creator Arthur Conan Doyle placed the detective’s fictional fall at the Reichenbach Falls, a site commemorated today by a dedicated Meiringen museum. Further travel information is available at jungfrauregion.swiss/fr.
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