Category: Travel & Events

Tags: Ice, Palace, Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

In the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland lie three large peaks, the Eiger, the Monch and the Jungfrau (Ogre, Monk and Virgin). On the shoulder between the Jungfrau and the Monch is the Jungfraujoch. Accessed by railway via the heart of the Eiger it is home to the Sphinx observatory and research station. At 3454m it also offers good views of the upper mountain environment as well as the surrounding area. Cut deep inside the ice of the shoulder is a large palace, home to the Jungfrau.....?

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