Location: Chateau d'Oex in Switzerland
Nearest Airport:
Geneva at 120
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Nearest Motorway:
Bulle at 25
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Car: not necessary
Restaurants, supermarket, smaller shops selling local produce. Tennis courts (summer), ice rink (winter), ten pin bowling, mini golf, cinema, museums, art gallery, outdoor swimming pool (summer only), horse riding, white water rafting and kayaking.Rambling trails and mountain bike trails. Rock climbing.International hot air balloon festival in January.
Gstaad 13kms. Valley famous for picturesque Bernese Oberland Railway journey. Interlaken 2 hours, Bern 1 hour away. Les Diablerets glacier (open all year). Larger shops in Bulle. Chateau of Gruyeres (famous for cheese) and Cailler chocolate factory 30mins.
In snow season, the Gstaad valley is uncrowded and unspoilt. 250 kms of slopes for skiing/ski walking, snowboarding and winter hiking. Chateau d'Oex has a network of ski lifts, via a cable car. Ski school, 'ski gardens' for children and a long 'luge' (sledge run). Ski Lift Pass entitles skiing from Chateau d'Oex to Saanenmoser & the whole Gstaad region.