Exploring James Bond's Adventures In Austria

James Bond has visited Austria several times in the film series. In *The Living Daylights*, Bond escapes to Vienna from Czechoslovakia. The skiing chase sequence in *The Spy Who Loved Me* is also set in Austria, as is the opening of *Spectre*, where Bond visits the birthplace of Franz Oberhauser, later known as Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Austria was also set to feature in the unmade Bond 15, a proposed reboot for the series.

James Bond visits Vienna in *The Living Daylights*

Austria is also featured in *Spectre*, as it is the birthplace of Franz Oberhauser, later known as Ernst Stavro Blofeld. 007 travels to Austria during his mission. In the film, Bond tracks down former adversary Mr White, who has become terminally ill after being poisoned by Spectre. White asks Bond to protect his daughter Madeleine Swann from Spectre and its leader, Franz Oberhauser, before committing suicide.

Austria was also meant to feature in the unmade Bond 15, a proposed reboot for the series, as the location of the pre-title sequence. In it, Bond, a 20-something Royal Navy Lieutenant, gets involved in a fight with an Austrian count during a hang-gliding event. Bond falls into the Krimml waterfalls but survives the rapids and goes to fight the count and his henchmen at an opera, before being arrested by the police and taken to the British Embassy.

Sölden, in Austria's Ötztal Alps, has served as a James Bond location. The ski resort is the only one in Austria with three 10,000ft peaks that can be explored with lift access.

A skiing chase sequence in *The Spy Who Loved Me* is set in Austria

James Bond has been to Austria several times in the film series. A skiing chase sequence in *The Spy Who Loved Me* is set in Austria, as Bond escapes from Czechoslovakia. The film also features the Austrian capital, Vienna.

Austria was also meant to feature in the unmade Bond film, Bond 15, a proposed reboot for the series. In the film, Bond, a young Royal Navy Lieutenant, would have got involved in a hang-gliding event with an Austrian count, causing him to fall into the Krimml waterfalls. Bond survives and goes on to fight the count and his henchmen at an opera, before being arrested by the police and taken to the British Embassy.

In *Spectre*, Bond travels to Austria to find former adversary Mr. White, who has been poisoned by Spectre. White asks Bond to protect his daughter Madeleine Swann from Spectre and its leader, Franz Oberhauser, before committing suicide.

Sölden, in Austria's Ötztal Alps, has served as a James Bond location, and is perhaps most famous for its ski restaurant, all sleek glass and steel.

*Spectre* is set in Austria, the birthplace of Franz Oberhauser

James Bond has been to Austria several times in the film series. In *The Living Daylights*, Bond escapes into Austria from Czechoslovakia, visiting Vienna. The skiing chase sequence at the start of *The Spy Who Loved Me* is also set in Austria.

Austria was also meant to feature in the unmade Bond film *Bond 15*, a proposed reboot for the series. In it, Bond, a 20-something Royal Navy Lieutenant, gets involved in a hang-gliding event with an Austrian count, who causes Bond to fall into Krimml waterfalls. Bond survives and goes to fight the count and his henchmen at an opera, before being arrested by the police and taken to the British Embassy.

Sölden, in Austria's Ötztal Alps, has also served as a James Bond location.

James Bond visits Sölden in Austria's Ötztal Alps

James Bond has visited Austria several times in the film series. In *The Living Daylights*, Bond escapes to Vienna from Czechoslovakia. The film also features a skiing chase sequence set in Austria. In *Spectre*, Bond travels to Austria to find former adversary Mr. White, who has become terminally ill after being poisoned by Spectre. Bond also visits Austria in the pre-title sequence of the unmade Bond film *Bond 15*. In the sequence, Bond, a young Royal Navy Lieutenant, gets involved in a fight with an Austrian count during a hang-gliding event and falls into the Krimml waterfalls.

One of the most notable locations in Austria featured in the Bond films is Sölden in Austrias Ötztal Alps. Sölden is the only resort in Austria with three 10,000ft peaks that can be explored with lift access. The resort is known for its wide pistes, which are suitable for beginners and intermediates, while the runs from the top are more challenging. The beauty of the jagged white peaks of the Ötztal mountains is set against the striking modern architecture of what is perhaps Austria’s most famous ski restaurant, with its sleek glass and steel design.

Austria was meant to feature in the unmade Bond 15

James Bond has been to Austria at least three times. In *The Living Daylights*, Bond escapes to Austria from Czechoslovakia, visiting Vienna. The start of *The Spy Who Loved Me* features a skiing chase sequence set in Austria. In *Spectre*, Bond travels to Austria to find former adversary Mr. White, who has been poisoned by the sinister terrorist organisation known as Spectre.

Austria was also meant to feature in the unmade Bond 15, a proposed reboot for the series. In the pre-title sequence, Bond, a 20-something Royal Navy Lieutenant and assistant military attaché, gets involved in a hang-gliding event with an Austrian count. The count causes Bond to fall into Krimml waterfalls, but Bond survives the rapids and goes to fight the count and his henchmen at an opera, before being arrested by the police and taken to the British Embassy.

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