Estoril, Lisboa

experience • lodging

Palacio Estoril Golf & Spa Hotel

In the On Her Majesty's Secret Service film, this is the hotel that James Bond stays at. The exterior of the Hotel, the lobby, the pool and the rooms’ view, are an integral part of many of the scenes of the film that was released in 1969. In addition, the cast stayed at here during filming in Porugal- including George Lazenby and Diana Rigg.

Zürich, ZH

lodging

Schweizerhof

In 1969, the exterior of the Schweizerhof Hotel served as the building where lawfirm Gumbold held office, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Bond receives a safe-cracking device from his aide Campbell by means of a crane from a building site opposite the hotel.

Palmela, Setúbal

destination

Zambujal

Herdade do Zambujal was used in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) as Draco's home where he offers James Bond a personal dowry to marry Tracy and later where the wedding takes place.

Setubal, Portugal

outdoors

Parque Natural da Arrábida

For the final scene in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the director Peter Hunt searched Portugal for the perfect location to shoot Tracy's inevitable and tragic death. It is not an understatement to say that he found it. The road where Bond pulls over to remove the wedding flowers from the car, after a short drive from Draco's estate, is undoubtedly a beautiful Bond locations.

Lisbon, Portugal

outdoors

Praia do Guincho

This beach was used in the opening sequence of the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, where James Bond meets Tracy on the seaside road, then at the seashore.

Lisboa, Lisboa

shopping

Joalharia Ferreira Marques

Bond and Tracy are walking around central Lisbon during the love scenes in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. They walk past a jewelry store in Lisbon where Tracy spots a ring in the window. Bond later purchases that ring and give it to Tracy on their wedding day.

Lauterbrunnen, BE

outdoors

Schilthorn

Schilthorn and Piz Gloria are famous for being the lair of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Permission to film there was granted on condition that the film company furnish the interior and build a helipad. They forked out to the then princely sum of £60,000.

Lauterbrunnen, BE

destination

Lauterbrunnen

In the Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the stock-car rally scene was staged at Lauterbrunnen, two miles from Murren, and the skating rink scene is nearby Grindelwald.