The summer and winter resort of Gstaad in the high valley of the Saane, in the western part of the Bernese Oberland, has for many years enjoyed an international reputation, while still preserving its character as a village of holiday chalets. It is known for the Swiss International Tennis
Championships, its Alpine golf-courses, the annual Menuhin Festival along with plays and concerts during the Alpine gala in September. The resort is a paradise for walkers and climbers, with cableways providing easy access to the mountains. River-rafting (white-water trips) on the river Saane and the Simme, to the south, is becoming increasingly popular.
The Montreux-Oberland railroad (built 1905) and the adjacent pass roads make Gstaad easily accessible from both German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland.