Grindelwald

British

/ ˈɡrɪndəlvalt /

noun

a valley and resort in central Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland: mountaineering centre, with the Wetterhorn and the Eiger nearby

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Just half an hour's drive from my house in Bern is a ski resort once so popular it was dubbed "Little Grindelwald", after its more famous Alpine near-neighbour at the foot of the Eiger.

From BBC

That's when it got its nickname "Little Grindelwald", a nod to Rüschegg's bigger and better known neighbour not far away.

From BBC

"Calling it Little Grindelwald, people bought shares in the lift, they thought, yes, here's a thriving resort. Thinking about it now, it's quite emotional."

From BBC

But others, including even Rüschegg's famous neighbour Grindelwald, will "have to adapt," he says.

From BBC

Its sequel, “The Crimes of Grindelwald,” came out in 2018 and the third, “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” arrived in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

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