Sachseln, Switzerland
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Flat in Sachseln, Switzerland
Sachseln is a quiet village in the middle of Switzerland with about 5500 inhabitants. We live in a apartment in the centre of the village, only two minutes from the railway station, 150 from the lake and you have a nice view to the mountains and over the lake of Sarnen. It's a 35 minutes car drive to Luzern and 25 by train.
Despite its size, Sachseln offers a varied palette of leisure activities that involve the surrounding mountains and the lake: surfing, rowing, hiking, biking, mountain-biking, in-line skating, mini-golfing, and playing tennis or badminton.
The village itself offers several pleasant restaurants. Because of Sachseln’s central location, there are many excursion possibilities.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 0 Children
- 16 Exchanges made
Occupation
- retired teacher
- retired teacher
Our Home
- House Type: Flat
- Floor: 3
- Environment: In the country
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 4
- Living Area: 130 m2
- Total Area: 130 m2
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Long-term exchange wanted
- Non-simultaneous exchange
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Hot tub or jacuzzi
- Central heating
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
Outdoor
- Balcony
- Park / playground
- Garage
- Bicycles: 2
Facilities
- No smoking
- Lift/Elevator
- Suitable for disabled people
- Use of boat
Our Destination Wish List
- Lorraine, France
- Denmark
- Germany
- Finland
- Sweden
- England, UK
- Norway
- French Basque Country, France
- Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, Italy
- Ardèche, France
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Deutsch
Our Neighbourhood
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Denner Supermarket (0.2 km)
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Lake of Sarnen (0.1 km)
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Stucklichrüz (9.1 km)
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Schwandenwald (4.8 km)
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swimming (0.2 km)
Highlights
- Geographic middle of Switzerland
- Idyllic location on the shores of Lake Sarnen, lakeside beach
- Rich in tradition
- Pilgrims' church Sachseln with Holy Brother Klaus' tomb
- Museum dedicated to the life and times of Holy Brother Klaus
- In the middle of prealpine landscapes
- Sports paradise
The Älggi Alp is the very middle of Switzerland. It can be reached via Sachseln by car, on foot or by mountain bike.
On the occasion of its 150th anniversary in 1988, the Federal Office for National Topography, swisstopo, used the Swiss national boundaries that had just been digitised to calculate the centre of gravity of the country. If you stuck a map of Switzerland on a piece of card and cut round the borders, this is the point where it would balance on the tip of a needle.
In reality, this point is on top of a cliff to the west of Chli Älggi (the community of Sachseln). That's why the point was shifted 500 m to the south-east, to an easily accessible and extremely scenic location. The point is now well-signposted in the area.
The Älggi Alp is ideal for a walk with the family or a hike. At 1650 m, the scene is one of attractive meadows and pastureland, forests and cliffs, a mountain restaurant, a little lake and various little waterfalls.
The highest mountain is the Hochstollen (2481 m.a.s.l.) where you can walk on a foothpath from the Ällgi Alp or from Meiringen-Hasliberg.
The nearby mountain areas of Melchsee-Frutt, Meiringen-Hasliberg and Engelberg offer everything hikers, bikers, mountain-bikers, skiers, fishermen and mountain climbers could wish for.
www.melchsee-frutt.ch
www.meiringen-hasliberg.ch
www.engelberg.ch
www.titlis.ch
www.sachseln.ch
www.obwalden-tourismus.ch
www.zentralbahn.ch
Interlaken (www.interlaken.ch) in the beautiful tourist aera of the Berner Oberland with several mountains over 4000 m high is reachable by train in 1 3/4 h or a 3/4 h car ride.
Others:
http://www.haslital.ch/en/page.cfm/Welcome
http://www.pilatus.ch/en/
Occupation
- retired teacher
- retired teacher
Children
- No children will be traveling with us.
Pets
- We do not have pets.
References
This member has completed 16 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France
FR1002757excellent accueil très chaleureux la veille de leur départ pour nous faire découvrir la fête nationale suisse
un temps commun fort apprécié pour échanger sur les traditions suisses
documentation complète fournie pour nous aider à passer un bon séjour
un appartement haut de gamme très bien équipé
photos du site très représentatives
Peut être plus mettre en valeur la tranquillité , la quiétude et la beauté pittoresque de cette petite ville SACHSELN , entre eau émeraude du lac et verts alpages pourtant à 1/4 d'h d'un grande ville LUCERNE.
Épernay, France
FR50656Un séjour très agréable dans une région magnifique et un appartement de grand standing avec une vue imprenable sur les montagnes. A deux pas d'une petite plage au bord d'un lac. Des endroits fabuleux à découvrir et un accueil très chaleureux par nos hôtes le premier soir. Nous avons retrouvé notre maison comme à notre départ !
Lillehammer, Norway
NO1015294Romslig hus med deilig veranda. Sachseln er et fint sted å være, med vakre vann og fjell, og godt offentlig transport. Bra kontakt med eieren, som også tok godt vare på huset vårt.
Nice flat with a lot of space and great covered balcony. Sachseln is a pleasant place to be, with water and mountains and nice people. A lot of marked trails. Good public transport. Good communication with the owner, who gave us a lot of information and even tickets for a cable car! They also took good care of our house. Great swap!
