SCHILTHORN SWITZERLAND Complete Guide | Birg Thrill Walk & Piz Gloria | Near Interlaken Switzerland

If you’re searching for an epic day in the Swiss Alps, then the Schilthorn is for you! Channel your inner James Bond with an incredible brunch buffet, spy museum, and photo ops with hundreds of alpine peaks.

Visiting the Schilthorn is one of the most popular things to do in Switzerland — right up there with Jungfraujoch, Lauterbrunnen Valley, Interlaken, and Grindelwald!

So if you’re visiting the Bernese Oberland, here’s a complete guide to the Schilthorn!

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00:00 Complete Guide to the Schilthorn
00:44 Skyline View Platform
01:30 Walk of Fame
01:54 Piz Gloria View & View Lounges
02:33 Piz Gloria Revolving Restaurant
03:04 James Bond Brunch
04:11 Is the James Bond Brunch a good value?
05:12 Spy World
06:27 Skyline Top Shop & Take Away
06:50 How to Reach the Schilthorn
07:33 Save Money with a train pass!
08:17 Birg
08:40 Birg Thrill Walk

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Facts about Schilthorn, Switzerland:
✔️ 2970 meters / 9744 feet elevation
✔️ Near/above Mürren, Gimmelwald, and Lauterbrunnen Valley
✔️ 360° view of 200+ Switzerland mountains, including Jungfrau (a (UNESCO World Heritage site), Mönch, and Eiger, plus Mont Blanc in France
✔️ The Piz Gloria was the first revolving restaurant in the Alps
✔️ George Lazenby played Secret Agent 007 in James Bond “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” which was filmed here.
✔️ Schilthorn weather averages around 8°C / 46°F
✔️ 3 million people visit every year
✔️ The late Queen of England was titled as an honorary Bond girl after the 2012 Olympics!

What to do at the Schilthorn:
🚡 SCHILTHORNBAHN (Schilthorn cable car): You can easily reach Schilthorn Piz Gloria from Lauterbrunnen, Stechelberg, Gimmelwald, or Mürren. (And these places are easy to reach from Interlaken, Wengen, or Grindelwald).
🍽️ PIZ GLORIA: This is the name of the revolving restaurant, which is spectactular! Where does that name come from? One of the most popular James Bond movies, “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” which was filmed here.
🥂 JAMES BOND BRUNCH: What’s better than a bottomless brunch with endless views of the Swiss Alps from a revolving restaurant?!
👀 SKYLINE VIEW: Be sure to pack layers so you can spend plenty of time soaking in these killer views of the Swiss Alps!
⭐ WALK OF FAME: See photos of the main characters from James Bond “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” — and give ‘em a fist bump too :)
❄️ SNOW: Yep, you can play in the snow here!
🕵🏻‍♂️ SPY WORLD: Practice your secret agent skills in this interactive museum, complete with helicopter and bobsled simulators.
🎬 BOND CINEMA: Preview clips from “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” with George Lazenby in this mini theater.
🚽 BATHROOMS: Yeah it’s weird to recommend that you visit the bathroom at the Schilthorn, but trust us…it’s worth it!
🤩 BIRG, SWITZERLAND: Need more thrill like James Bond? Try the Birg Thrill Walk! (Plus, it’s free/included in the cost of your lift ticket!)

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*Thank you, Schilthorn Piz Gloria, for the complimentary Schilthornbahn tickets and James Bond Brunch!

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