DAY 442 | Belvédère

The Hôtel Belvédère, located at a famous hairpin turn on the Furka Pass in the Swiss Alps, Valais, Switzerland. The hotel is currently closed and has been since 2015.

Google Maps Location: 46°34'36.1"N 8°23'18.2"E.

The Furka Pass and the immediate surroundings of the Hôtel Belvédère are featured in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, starring Sean Connery. During the iconic car chase sequence, Bond (driving his Aston Martin DB5) pursues Auric Goldfinger (driving a Rolls-Royce) along the winding mountain roads of the pass.

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Related: James Bond's tombstone erected on the island of Kalsoy, in the Faroe Islands.

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