Discover Top of Europe

ADVENTURE COURSE AT 3,454 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL

Anyone arriving on the Jungfraujoch feels it from their very first step: this is a different world. A world with numerous experiences and surprises in store for you: the vantage platforms on the Sphinx rock and on the glacier plateau, the insight into the formation of the Alps and inside the glacier, the excursion into history and a filigree world of ice. Immerse yourself in this multifaceted universe and let yourself be surprised.

Discover Top of Europe stories are to be found at these points on the Discovery Tour:

  • Discover Top of Europe Uebersichtsplan Infotafeln

At each station, you will find a board with a QR code. Scan the QR code and delve into backgrounds and stories.

  • Jungfrau Panorama at the 360° Experience Cinema

    Jungfrau Panorama at the 360° Experience Cinema

    Experience the high-alpine world of rock and ice closer than ever before! That is exactly what the Jungfrau Panorama film in the 360° cinema offers you: an all-round experience of the mountains at close range. It gives you a sense of the forces that shaped the Alps.

  • Cutting-edge research for the world

    Cutting-edge research for the world

    Where you enjoy a unique long-distance view, world-class research is also taking place. Scientists from a wide range of disciplines find ideal conditions here for studying the climate and the environment – with the involvement of the Jungfrau Railways.

  • Europe’s largest glacier

    Europe’s largest glacier

    On the Sphinx, high above the Jungfraujoch, the largest and longest glacier in the Alps stretches out far below you: the Great Aletsch Glacier. Standing here gives you an idea of just how immense this mass of ice is. Ten billion tonnes of glacier ice lie before you.

  • Jungfraujoch: Meeting place of the stars

    Jungfraujoch: Meeting place of the stars

    Roger Federer has been here, as have the boxing Klitschko brothers, sprint legend Asafa Powell and star pianist Lang Lang – top names from sport, culture and entertainment make for exclusive moments on the Jungfraujoch. Be part of it!

  • Alpine Sensation: that’s Switzerland

    Alpine Sensation: that’s Switzerland

    As you enter the «Alpine Sensation» adventure trail framed by glowing edelweiss, an oversized snow globe shows you in the smallest of spaces that the Jungfrau Region has everything that makes Switzerland what it is. The Jungfrau Railways open up this world for you.

  • How the Jungfraujoch got its railway

    How the Jungfraujoch got its railway

    A multimedia staging with a 4D effect on the «Alpine Sensation» adventure trail lets you experience how the ground-breaking Jungfrau Railway project became reality step by step. Immerse yourself in the making of the Jungfrau Railway, the work of the century and its pioneers.

  • Europe's highest karstic cave

    Europe's highest karstic cave

    A karstic cave at 3,482 metres above sea level: you will find that only on the «Alpine Sensation» adventure trail. Here you gain an insight into the interior of the Jungfrau massif, into the earth’s history – and into how the cave made its way up to the Jungfraujoch over a period of up to 2.5 million years.

  • Ice Palace in the Jungfrau Glacier

    Ice Palace in the Jungfrau Glacier

    Deep inside the glacier on the Jungfraujoch stands what is probably Europe’s coldest palace: temperatures in the Ice Palace stay constantly below freezing. And they need to, because everything here is made of ice – from the floor, walls and ceiling to the delicate sculptures. Wrap up warm!

  • Glacier plateau with panoramic view

    Glacier plateau with panoramic view

    The vantage platform on the Jungfraujoch offers you one thing above all: a breathtaking panoramic view over one of the most spectacular mountain landscapes in the Alps, the UNESCO World Heritage Site Jungfrau-Aletsch. Take a deep breath – you are right in the middle of it!

  • Bon appetit and cheers

    Bon appetit and cheers

    Mountain air makes you hungry and thirsty. The restaurants on the Jungfraujoch offer a wide culinary range, from a quick snack to a refined à la carte menu. In the shopping area, heavenly chocolate creations and Swiss souvenirs await you.

  • Jungfraujoch with a Japanese letterbox

    Jungfraujoch with a Japanese letterbox

    Next to the entrance to Europe’s highest railway station stands a red letterbox from Japan. This mailbox from the Far East is an expression of the friendship between the Jungfraujoch and the mythical Mount Fuji. Find out the story behind it here.