Iseltwald become tourist hotspot thanks to K-drama - in pictures
After the Netflix Korean drama Crash Landing On You featured a romantic scene in picturesque Iseltwald, the Swiss lakeside village became a magnet for tourists. All photos: AFP
The hit series tells the story of a South Korean billionaire heiress who accidentally paraglides into the peninsula's demilitarised zone, crashing landing on a chivalrous North Korean army officer
Tourists pose for a photograph on the pier in the village of Iseltwald by Lake Brienz in the Swiss Alps
The village of Iseltwald on the shore of Lake Brienz is enjoying a tourism boom
Tourists take a selfie on the pier by Lake Brienz
A tourist pays with his smartphone to walk on the pier seen on Netflix's Crash Landing On You
Several flashbacks in the show take place in Switzerland
Crash Landing On You includes a romantic scene on Iseltwald's wooden pier
Tourism office manager Titia Weiland at the pier in the village of Iseltwald
The 16-part Netflix Korean drama Crash Landing On You started just as the coronavirus began and it became a must-watch in much of Asia during the pandemic
There is also a turnstile at the pier, which tourists can pass for a selfie fee of five Swiss francs ($5.50)
Tourists take photographs on the pier at Iseltwald by the shore of Lake Brienz in the Swiss Alps
In an effort to cope with its tourist boom, the city's municipality last month announced that only booked coach parties paying for reserved parking spots will be allowed into town
