Furka Pass 4K HDR 🇨🇭 Iconic Swiss Alpine Route with Dramatic Views
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🚗 Hairpin turns, dramatic Swiss Alps views, and iconic James Bond history await on Furka Pass.
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The Furka Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri. Situated at an elevation of 2,429 meters above sea level, it is one of the highest paved roads in Europe. The pass is renowned for its dramatic panoramic views, challenging hairpin turns, and its close proximity to the Rhone Glacier. It gained international fame after being featured in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Due to heavy snowfall, the pass is typically closed during the winter months, making it a popular destination for cyclists and driving enthusiasts from late spring to autumn.
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Instead of driving this beautiful, but curve-rich road, you can also put your car on the train in Realp (where the video started) and pay 33 Swiss francs for a trip through the Furka Base Tunnel. The old cogwheel train track over the Furka Pass, which is sometimes visible next to the road, is now a heritage railway with steam- and diesel locomotives.
We were on holiday in Andermatt 40 years ago, which is somewhat further to the east from Realp, it was the first week of July, and the lady that rented us the holiday home told us that the Furka Pass had only been opened the weekend before we arrived, and when we drove it a few days later, there was still meters high snow next to the road.
Furka Pass 4K HDR 🇨🇭 Iconic Swiss Alpine Route with Dramatic Views
Splendid Scenery
95,424 views
🚗 Hairpin turns, dramatic Swiss Alps views, and iconic James Bond history await on Furka Pass.
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📅 Recorded in May
The Furka Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri. Situated at an elevation of 2,429 meters above sea level, it is one of the highest paved roads in Europe. The pass is renowned for its dramatic panoramic views, challenging hairpin turns, and its close proximity to the Rhone Glacier. It gained international fame after being featured in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Due to heavy snowfall, the pass is typically closed during the winter months, making it a popular destination for cyclists and driving enthusiasts from late spring to autumn.