When I tried to classify this place, I was split between calling it an “iconic place” or a “city” as there is a habited settlement in the area that serves the touristic area around it. The town of Kandersteg is served by a half-hourly train connection from Bern via Thun and brings hikers in the summer and skiers in the winter. I decided to classify it as a “city” since visitors use the town of Kandersteg as a base for exploring the area.
Town church 
Steam locomotive on display at the station 
Kandersteg 
Gondola to Oeschinensee
There are two famous lakes in the region – the Oeschinensee and the Blausee, both of which are in the mountains and freeze over in the winter. The more famous one is Oeschinensee as it offers enough activities to keep the whole family occupied for the weekend. The gondola that brings you up costs just CHF14 with any federal railway subscription, otherwise it is CHF28 at full price.
Hikers 
In just ten minutes, you’ll reach the top where a restaurant and ski lift sits at over 1,500 meters above sea level. From there, you could ski down three different slopes, have lunch, or hike about 20 minutes down to the Oeschinensee. During summer, the Rodelbahn is open for both adults and children to slide down the side of the mountain.
Igloo 
Oeschinensee 
Ice Walk 
Oeschinensee
The frozen Oeschinensee has an Ice Walk where visitors are invited to sit on the lake and picnic, build snowmen, or have snowball fights. Instead of eating at the restaurant there, I’d highly recommend bringing your own food to snack and enjoy the sunshine and the snow. In late winter, it gets as warm as 15 degrees so you could wear a t-shirt in the snow.
