'''Spiez''' [http://www.spiez.ch/] is a picture postcard town in Switzerland.
Understand
Spiez is a small, quaint little town (pop 12,500) on the south shore of Lake Thun. It has a wonderful medieval castle and offers spectacular views across the lake.
The tourist office is located on platform 1 of the station (May?Sept Mon?Fri 8AM?6.30PM, Sat 9AM?noon and 2?4PM; Oct?April Mon?Fri 8AM?noon and 2?6PM).
Get in
Get around
See
'''Medieval Castle''' - located on the lake water-front
The above image is the view of Spiez from the vineyards above the town. The castle is at the center right with Lake Thun and the Alps surrounding the town.
Do
Buy
Eat
<eat name="Seegarten Marina" address="Bucht, Spiez" phone="+41 (0)33 655 67 67" email="reception@seegarten-marina.ch" url="http://www.seegarten-marina.ch/">Friendly, local restaurant with a good range of local food and wine, including fresh fish from the adjacent Thunersee (Lake of Thun). The restaurant's garden terrace faces directly onto the small, picturesque marina and offers a lovely view of houses cascading down the hill to the lake, as well as the pyramidal Niesen above the town.</eat>
Drink
The local wine, called "Spiezer", is an excellent choice with your meal. It is produced from the vineyards around Spiez and is available in white or red.
Sleep
Budget
'''Krone''', Seestrasse. Tel: +41 33 654 41 31, fax 654 94 31. Shared bathrooms.
Mid range
Hotel Bellevue [http://www.bellevue-spiez.ch], Seestrasse 36, CH-3700 Spiez, Phone +41-(0)33-654 84 64, Fax +41-(0)33-654 84 48, [mailto:hotel@bellevue-spiez.ch hotel@bellevue-spiez.ch]
Eden Swiss Quality Hotel. eestrasse 58, CH-3700. 67. 7. elcome@eden-spiez.ch. 41 (0)33 655 99 01. Four star superior hotel situated 0.5km away from the railway station, 100m from the city center. Single room from 215CHF, double room from 305CHF (as of april 2009).
Splurge
Hotel Belvedere [http://www.belvedere-spiez.ch/e], Schachenstrasse 39. Tel: +41 33 655 66 66, fax: +41 33 654 66 33 [mailto:info@belvedere-spiez.ch info@belvedere-spiez.ch]
Get out
Interlaken
Thun