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Swiss Chalet style

An architectural house style loosely based on the Swiss Chalet prototype; typical elements include two stories with a front gable, low-pitched roof, front balcony or porch with scrollwork railings, stick work or board-and-batten siding, or stucco with painted ornamentation or scenery.
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It is dotted with 400-year-old traditional wooden houses and grain barns and 56 Swiss Chalet style hotels, which accommodate up to 7700 guests in peak season.
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