Wengen Ski Resort

Situated in one of the most stunning locations in the Alps, and indeed the world, Wengen is an idyllic ski resort that ticks all the boxes for that dream ski holiday.

Firstly, there's the breathtaking Alpine scenery of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and the traditional Swiss village feel, with a funicular train line the only way to access the resort (cars are banned and must be parked in the valley below).

Then there's also the giant Jungfrau ski region on your doorstep, linking Wengen's ski area to that of its neighbours Grindelwald (which you ski to) and Mürren across the valley. This contains some of the most legendary skiing there is, including the infamous Lauberhorn, as well as plenty of runs for the less adventurous.

It's hard to believe that Wengen is in fact one of the world's earliest purpose-designed mountain holiday villages, growing up largely in the 19th century, with Lord Byron an early visitor 190 years ago. After the arrival of the railway in the 1880s, more than 30 hotels were built over the subsequent 20 years and little has changed since.

Of course the oldest hotels have been renovated to modern standards, new buildings have grown up to make it bigger, and the latest ski lifts have been installed. But it still has a cosy, peaceful, magical feel and the trains still chug through like clockwork.