Skyline Walk

Bernese Oberland


A head for heights is a prerequisite for this eyrie-like viewpoint at Birg. The glass-and-steel platform dangles above a precipice, providing dizzying perspectives of the snow-dusted Jungfrau massif. Just wow.


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