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Schilthorn – secret
agents on the trail
(BondMountain)
It takes three quarters of an hour
for the Piz Gloria Restaurant
on the Schilthorn to revolve
once around its axis. During
their meal, visitors can enjoy
the entire panorama – from
Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau to
Mont Blanc. James Bond, on
the other hand, did not have
as much time to enjoy the view.
This was where the British
secret agent hunted down Ernst
Stavro Blofeld (played by Telly
Savalas), making the Schilthorn
world-famous.
Emmentaler Show
Dairy– the secret of
thecheese
Emmental cheese has many
fans, but not many people know
how it is produced. Do you
know how the holes get into the
cheese or how long it takes until
this Emmental specialty is ready
to enjoy? Find out first-hand at
the show dairy. Guided tours
and daily attractions are on
offer.
Tropenhaus
Frutigen – where
sturgeon live in the
tropics
Exotic fruits, tropical
plants and locally
produced caviar are
all on offer at the
Tropenhaus Frutigen.
Warm water from the
Lötschberg is used to
grow the fruit. The first
sturgeons to be bred in
the Alps are found here.
Visitors can experience
this world of adventure
both individually and on
guided tours.
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Sherlock Holmes and the
Reichenbach falls
At first sight a water fall in Meringen and
an English detective do not have a lot in
common, but...The English author and creator
of the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes,
Arthur Conan Doyle, often visited the Bernese
Oberland. He always stayed at the Hotel
zum Wilden Mann in Meiringen. Fascinated
by the beauty of the region and by the
roaring Reichenbach Falls in particular, he
incorporated Meiringen, the hotel and the
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