Engelberg

Did you know that Engelberg...

... from Belgium is the nearest ski resort with reliable snow conditions? From Liège, it is barely 630 km away, with easy access by car, train or plane... More info...
... is a paradise for families with small children, with beautiful beginners slopes (Brunni and Klostermatte).
... But there are also challenging black, red and blue runs and lots of possibilities for ‘off piste’ skiing.
Snowboarders can enjoy the beautifully laid out snow park with its rails, jumps and half-pipes.
Engelberg also has a large network of trails for cross-country skiing.
Thanks to modern artificial snow facilities, the downhill run right into the village is open all season long. The area is compact, but offers a great variety of activities and options. There are plenty of lovely and typical restaurants to choose from, and the après-ski is known to be very lively (e.g. the Yucatan-bar , the Alpenclub, ...). More info on www.engelberg.ch
The various ski schools have an excellent reputation. For more information, please see www.skischule-engelberg.ch , prime-engelberg.ch, www.boardlocal.ch.
... people started first skiing in Engelberg as early as 1850 and the first ever cable way in Switzerland was inaugurated in Engelberg in 1912.
... also non-skiers won’t get bored, with Engelberg offering tens of kilometres of hiking trails (with snow shoes up the fuerenalp), a toboggan run, a nice skating rink en several swimming pools. For wellness try the hotel Eienwäldi, the Waldegg or the Ramada.
... right by the Titlis chairlift station there is a modern nursery which is open daily from (kindergarten). 8.45h until 17.00h? Childcare is offered per hour, per half day or for the entire day.
... Engelberg has a lovely old and cosy village centre built around the Benedictine monastery and cheese factory, and has about 4000 villagers , so the resort is also lively outside the holiday season.
... also offers a wide variety of activities outside the winter season, such as:
- 360 km of laid out hiking trails, with great pick-nick and BBQ-ing spots alongside them.
- mountain bike and cycling routes. The ski lifts take your bike up the mountain. All sport shops rent bicycles..
- climbing and viae ferratae.
- paragliding
- an olympic outdoor swimming pool on the "sonnenberg"
- devil bikes and trotti bikes
- a lovely 18 hole ‘pay & play’ golf course
- Rowing on the idyllic lake.
- Tennis courts
... the Brunniberg is excellent fun for families with children?
... Engelberg organises regular cultural events and music festivals.
... from Engelberg it is only half an hour by car to Lake Lucerne, where you will find some of the oldest communities in Switzerland including Küssnacht and Altdorf (home town of Wiliam Tell)
... Engelberg is approximately 100 km from the St. Gothard tunnel and no more than 2 hours drive from the palm trees and Italian atmosphere of Lugano or Lake Como.