The famous pier
A Korean filming location turned global draw.
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Iseltwald is a small fishing village on a peninsula reaching into Lake Brienz, with about four hundred inhabitants, wooden houses, a little harbour and a small private castle — one of the region's quietest and most vividly coloured spots, since the lake water here is exceptionally clear turquoise from glacial rivers. It became suddenly world-famous after a scene from the Korean series **Crash Landing on You** was filmed on its **wooden pier** in 2019, with the crowds arriving once the series aired in 2020 — turning the pier into a destination for thousands of Asian visitors a year, until the village had to install a gate with a token fee to manage the crowding and photography on it. Beyond the pier the village remains what it was: a lovely lakeside walking path to Giessbach, a boat landing, water for summer swimming, and a restaurant or two. A pretty short stop on a Lake Brienz outing — not a full-day destination.
A Korean filming location turned global draw.
Lake Brienz at its clearest by the peninsula.
3807 Iseltwald, Bern
Honestly: if the series means nothing to you, no — the pier is small, crowded and charged for, and the village, while pretty, differs little from other lake villages. Make it a short stop on a Lake Brienz boat circuit with Giessbach and Brienz, not a trip of its own. For fans of the series: an enjoyable experience — go late to avoid the tour groups.