Switzerland

Schilthorn

Bond fans know the summit as Piz Gloria, the revolving restaurant stormed in On Her Majesty's Secret Service; everyone else knows it as the best front-on view of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in the Alps.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~11h 55m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportBern (BRN)

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About this place

The ride up from Stechelberg, via the clifftop village of Mürren, is half the fun. Have breakfast in the slowly rotating restaurant — the full panorama drifts past your coffee in forty-five minutes. Book the first cabin on a clear morning.

Featured in Ten epic cable-car days with zero hiking required

When to go

Daytime highs run from about -10°C in January to 10°C in July. Wettest in June, with rain on about 22 days.

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August9° · rain 19 daysCold and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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