Hi, what are your favourite things about staying in Spiez? We stayed 2 weeks in Brienz and couple of years ago and loved it, but perhaps a little quiet. Is nearby Spiez just as stunning as a base and worth at least a week if not two?
Keen to try somewhere new that's doable by train from London in a day, but Brienz feels hard to beat! We visited Thun, Ballenberg, Wengen and Lauterbrunnen already.
Have stayed in Weggis on Lucerne (rather quiet but lovely) and Ascona and Cannobio on Maggiore (both perfect scenery and size), Malcesine (thanks to this forum!) on Garda and near Bellagio on Como. If you've been to most of these you'll get the idea of our ideal vwry mountainous lakeside setting with ample restaurants, boat trips and day trips.
Trying to find somewhere equally as good in Swiss/Italian alps/border for 2 weeks without taking overnight trains. The towns of Iseo and Lovere on Lake Iseo look tempting but trickier to achieve in one day from London.
Any thoughts on Spiez or nearby alternative suggestions based on all of the above would be VERY welcome, thank you!
(Thought about Morcote but it's small and Lugano feels too big compared to Brienz and Ascona!)