In the town of Lauterbrunnen, in the Jungfrau region, Switzerland

 "Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture." -- Ernest Hemingway

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(in the Jungfrau region of the Swiss Alps) The town of Lauterbrunnen is found in one of the most impressive trough valleys in the Alps, among gigantic rock faces and mountain peaks. Nestled between the two mountain towns of Murren and Wengen, the Lauterbrunnen Valley offers vast greenery, dozens of waterfalls, and the Swiss Alps up above. With its thundering waterfalls, secluded valleys, colorful alpine meadows, and charming mountain inns, the Lauterbrunnen Valley is one of the largest nature conservation areas in Switzerland. The name "Lauter Brunnen" (which means "many fountains") is quite indicative of the magnificence of this landscape. The valley's the most famous "fountain" is the Staubbach Falls in the Bernese Alps on the Staubbach, a stream near the town of Lauterbrunnen. Plunging nearly 300 meters from an overhanging rock face, they are one of the highest free-falling waterfalls in Europe. (In 1779, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe visited the valley, and was inspired by the roaring waters to write his well-known poem "Spirit Song Over the Waters."