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Do you know how Swiss people lived a long time ago? Do you know how to carve wood, to weave baskets or to spin? How to burn charcoal? Have you ever seen how bread was baked in a coal-burning stove? How cheese is fabricated? Ballenbergt shows you Switzerland as it once used to be.Rural life from bygone days makes a vivid impression with the more than 100 century-old buildings from all over Switzerland, 250 farmyard animals, historical gardens and fields, demonstrations of typical crafts and many special events. And they all make the Ballenberg a unique place.
How to get there:
By train: from Interlaken East station to Brienzwiler, from where there is a bus service to the museum.
By car: motorway from the East exit Brienzwiler, from the West exit Brienz.
Opening hours:
Open daily from April 15 to October 31, 10 am to 5 pm.
Open Air Museum Ballenberg.
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At the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum you can
visit 100 original, centuries-old houses and
farmhouses from all over Switzerland; explore
“historical” gardens and fields; and make a
journey of discovery in our large medicinal
plant garden. You can see examples of all
the different kinds of farm animals that are to
be found in Switzerland; and in the workshops,
watch craftspeople demonstrating old
handicrafts and trades: charcoal burning, forging,
baking, cheese making, weaving, shingle
making, and much more. A lively programme
of events gives a special insight into
rural customs of both past and present.
Here, you can experience the whole of Switzerland: in an area just 1.7 km long and 500 m across.
Here, you can experience the whole of Switzerland: in an area just 1.7 km long and 500 m across.
Open:
mid-April to end of Oct, daily 10am–5pm
