Thun Castle
A 12th century castle with four corner turrets standing on a hill above the old town of Thun. Its great keep now houses the castle museum, and the views from the top take in the lake and the Bernese Alps.
- Where
- Thun, Bern, Switzerland
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 46.7600, 7.6300
Get the Thun Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Thun Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bern volume with your photos and a note.
Near Thun Castle
Oberhofen Castle 4.5 km
A lakeside castle complex with outbuildings and a park on the shore of Lake Thun, one of Switzerland's heritage sites of national significance. Its small tower rising straight out of the water is one of the best known views on the lake.
Lake Thun 11 km
An Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland named after the town of Thun on its northern shore, and the largest Swiss lake lying entirely within one canton. Castles at Thun, Oberhofen and Spiez look out over its water toward the snow peaks.
Harderkulm 18 km
A viewpoint and funicular station at 1,322 metres on the forested Harder ridge above Interlaken. From the top you look down on the town between its two lakes, Thun and Brienz, with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau lined up across the valley.
Schynige Platte 24 km
A mountain ridge and viewpoint at about 2,000 metres above Lake Brienz, reached by an old cog railway from Wilderswil. It is the starting point of the classic high trail over the Faulhorn to First, with the big peaks of the Bernese Oberland in view all the way.
Zentrum Paul Klee 24 km
A museum for the painter Paul Klee on the edge of Bern, set under three long steel waves designed by Renzo Piano. It holds about 40 percent of everything Klee painted, the largest collection of his work anywhere.
Bear Pit 25 km
A pit at the eastern edge of the old town beside the Nydegg Bridge, where the city has kept bears, the animal on its coat of arms, for centuries. Since 2009 the bears have mostly lived in the larger BärenPark along the river bank next to it.
Bern Minster 25 km
A Gothic cathedral begun in 1421 whose 100 metre tower was only finished in 1893, making it the tallest cathedral in Switzerland. The main portal holds a carved Last Judgement, and the climb up the tower ends with a view over the old town's rooftops.
Lake Brienz 25 km
A deep, green-blue lake about 14 kilometres long just north of the Alps, fed by the Aare at its eastern end and by streams falling from steep forested slopes. Interlaken sits at its western tip, and paddle steamers cross to the woodcarving village of Brienz.
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Questions
Where is Thun Castle?
Thun Castle is in Thun, Bern, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Oberhofen Castle (4.5 km), Lake Thun (11 km), Harderkulm (18 km).
How do I get the Thun Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Thun Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bern volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Thun Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bern volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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