🏰✨ Summer Weekend at Oberhofen Castle: A Fairytale on Lake Thun

#summervacay Perfect for romantics • history lovers • lakeside dreamers 🌞 DAY 1: Castle Charms & Lakeside Bliss 🚂 9AM: Train from Bern → Thun → Boat to Oberhofen (1.5hr scenic route) 🏨 12PM: Check into Hotel Beatus (lakeside spa with castle views) 🏰 1PM: Castle tour highlights: Knights’ Hall with 13th-century frescoes Turkish Smoking Room (Orientalist fantasy) Castle Park (200-year-old sequoia tree) Photo secret: Frame the castle through weeping willows 🛶 4PM: Paddleboard rental (glide past castle walls) Swim stop at Oberhofen’s lido (wooden diving platform) 🍽️ 7PM: Dinner at Schloss Restaurant (herb-crusted perch + local Müller-Thurgau) Twilight walk along the "Castle Promenade" 🌿 DAY 2: Alpine Gardens & Hidden Beaches ☕ 8AM: Breakfast at Café Schlossberg (honey from castle bees) Morning sketch session in the rose garden 🚠 11AM: Boat to Spiez → Niederhorn cable car (wildflower meadows) Picnic with Thunersee trout sandwiches 🖼️ 3PM: Art hunt in Oberhofen’s galleries: Galerie Zimmermannhaus (local landscapes) Castle’s historic toy collection 🚤 6PM: Private sunset cruise (book through Hotel Beatus) Nightcap: Cherry liqueur at Schlossstübli 📸 Must-Capture Moments: Castle reflection at golden hour Diving platform with Alpine backdrop Turkish Room’s stained glass glow Vineyard terraces from the lake 💡 Summer Secrets: ✔️ Wednesdays: Free castle entry 2-5PM ✔️ July 25: Oberhofen See Festival (floating lanterns) ✔️ Pack: Swimsuits + water shoes (pebble beaches) #oberhofencastle #swissfairytale #lakethun #summerbythewater 🦢 “Where swans glide past medieval towers”