The nearby village of Iseltwald, on Lake Brienz, became a pilgrimage site thanks to the Korean series « Crash Landing on You » (2019-2020), whose famous piano-on-the-pier scene was filmed there. Higher up, the Schilthorn and its revolving Piz Gloria restaurant served as the villain's lair in the James Bond film « On Her Majesty's Secret Service » (1969).
The very name Interlaken means « between the lakes » in Latin, as the town stretches across the isthmus separating Lake Thun from Lake Brienz. Since the 1960s the region has also been a Bollywood star: « Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge » (1995) shot iconic scenes here, and some hotels still run tours along the Indian-cinema trail.
To escape the crowds on the Höheweg, ride the funicular up to the Harder Kulm viewpoint and soak in the panorama over the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau from its suspended walkway. Activate your eSIM as soon as you arrive at the station to check live mountain weather and the timetables of the cog railways, which are often adjusted to conditions.