Pop culture can inspire travel, and a novel movie encounter has lured me to distant destinations. “Switzerland’s most spectacular view is at the Schilthorn,” said Urs Hauser — someone who should know.

Elaine Coutu of Oceanside is shown at a 10,000-foot highrestaurant atop Schilthorn in Muerren, Switzerland, where shevacationed in June. The restaurant and gift shop were featured in aJames Bond movie ...

The Schilthorn, which boasts a revolving restaurant on its summit, featured in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Officials say the closure of the cable railway has so far had only ...

Throughout history, this medieval hamlet has remained relatively secluded from the outside world. But now, the world's steepest cable car whisks travellers to the 430-person village. On a freezing day ...

You don't get many opportunities to mingle with sporting royalty, but one of them takes place next month in the fiendishly pretty Swiss ski resort of Murren. The Murren Kandahar Races consist of three ...

Cable cars soar past thrilling waterfalls, and the Matterhorn feels close enough to touch. Electric cars are great for getting you where you need to go, but there are a few Alpine regions that are so ...

A hundred years ago, the first ever timed slalom ski race was held in Mürren - the highest ski resort in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland. By 1936 the famous race, where you ski between poles or gates, ...