Kerns: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in Kerns
The surrounding area of Kerns includes Falhörnli, Chli Horn, Höch Dossen and Windegg. This makes Kerns suitable for a trip when specific landscape features are the focus.
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You can rent a holiday apartment in Kerns.
Regional Places
The wider regional surroundings of Kerns include Wartensee Castle, Brienz Wildlife Park and Sankt Margrete. Wartensee Castle is particularly suited to an interest in cultural sites in the wider region of Kerns.
Geographical Location
Kerns is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Obwalden, near the cantonal capital Sarnen, at an altitude of 565 metres.
Tradition
In autumn, Kerns hosts an Alpabfahrt, the ceremonial driving of herds down from the mountain pastures, reflecting regional alpine traditions.
Sport
Melchsee-Frutt belongs to Kerns and is described as a summer and winter sports resort.
Culinary Delights
The Kerns Alpabfahrt has been associated with stalls selling food, drinks and local products, including raclette sandwiches and mountain cheese made from the milk of the participating herds.
Nature
The Kerns area includes the peaks of Rotsandnollen and Graustock, the lakes Melchsee, Tannensee, Blausee, Gerzensee and Blindseeli, as well as neighbouring Lake Wichelsee.
For further orientation, the local page Melchtal is available.
For the higher-level travel overview: Obwalden.
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