Location: Bernese Oberland

The Lauterbrunnen valley is a deeply incised trough valley with almost vertical rock faces over which around 72 waterfalls plunge. The best known is the Staubbach Falls, which drop almost 300 m freely into the depths. The valley is considered one of the most beautiful in the Alps and inspired Goethe; the car-free mountain villages of Wengen and Mürren lie…

At 2,970 m, the Schilthorn carries the Piz Gloria revolving restaurant on its summit, which became world-famous through the James Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969). From the viewing terrace the view stretches over around 200 peaks to Mont Blanc and into the Black Forest. The cable car leads from Stechelberg via Mürren and Birg…