The Lauterbrunnen valley extends from Zweilütschinen to the foot of the Breithorn in the Jungfrau massif. The typical high alpine valley is enclosed between sheer rock walls over which several magnificent waterfalls drop in frothing ribbons.
Plunging into the village itself are the Staubbach falls, which tumble from an overhanging crag in a sheer drop of 300 meters. The falls inspired Goethe to write Song of the Spirits over the Water, later set to music by Schubert.
