Emme Lodge


This off-the-beaten-track hostel, a 10-minute walk from Langnau station, is a farmhouse-style chalet built in 1768 with a huge overhanging roof, basic rooms and a notably cheery, convivial atmosphere.


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8.79 MILES

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2. Museum Schloss Burgdorf

10.71 MILES

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3. Burgdorf Oberstadt

10.74 MILES

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4. Franz Gertsch Museum

11 MILES

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6. Schloss Thun

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8. Zentrum Paul Klee

14.64 MILES

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