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Valais, Switzerland
Simplon Hospice
Commissioned by Napolean Bonaparte, this hospice hosts retreats and camps and is a popular starting point for breathtaking hikes.
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Built in 1882, the Hotel Belvédère is cradled by a hair-pin turn in the Furka Pass, a road that winds in dramatic loops through Switzerland’s Alps. In its heyday, guest rooms overlooked icy stretches of the Rhône Glacier and a grotto carved into the blue-tinged ice.
In 1965, the hotel was featured in a memorable scene in the James Bond film Goldfinger. Bond, played by Sean Connery, drives through the Furka Pass in his silver Aston Martin while trailing the villain Goldfinger and his henchman Oddjob in a yellow and black Rolls-Royce.
As climate change has melted the Rhône Glacier, tourism to the area has diminished. In 2016 the hotel closed its doors. Visitors today look out over a glacier literally covered up in fleece blankets—an attempt to reduce the ongoing melt.
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Definitely on my bucket list!
Yes please!
Aww the famous hotel in the middle of the road. One place I would definitely love to spend a night.
And more importantly, along the parcour of the Transcontinental race number 4 in 2016