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Forever crisscrossing the planet in her Majesty’s service, you could say James Bond’s as much a travel agent as a secret one. Mountaintop retreats, five-star hotels, irreplaceable ancient historical monuments and sites of natural wonder – he’s wreaked havoc in them all. Put aside the glamorous women, car chases, gadgets, fiendish villains and outlandish death-defying escapes for a moment and take inspiration from 007’s sexiest destinations.

Laughing Waters Beach and Dunn’s River Falls, Ocho Rios, Jamaica – Dr. No
Ursula Andress, clad in only a white bikini, mask and a diver’s knife, introduced the world to the ‘Bond girl’ on this beach.

Venice, Italy – From Russia With Love, Moonraker, Casino Royale
Bond’s missions have taken him to Venice on a number of occasions, including Daniel Craig’s first outing as 007 in Casino Royale.

Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Turkey – From Russia With Love
This stunning 6th-century sunken palace was the setting for the Russian Consulate.

Agia Triada Monastery, Meteora, Greece – For Your Eyes Only
In the final set piece of the film, Bond has to scale the sheer rock face of this mountaintop monastery to recover a stolen British military communication system.

Jag Niwas in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India – Octopussy
This stunning white-marble hotel and a smaller nearby temple, both situated in the middle of a lake in the regal Rajasthan city of Udaipur, were used as Octopussy’s home.

Schilthorn summit, Bernese Alps, Switzerland – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
The Piz Gloria revolving restaurant located nearly 9,000 feet above sea level served as villain Blofeld’s mountain retreat.

Written by insider city guide series Hg2 | A Hedonist’s guide to…

(Image: Skyfall)

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Brett AckroydBrett hopes to one day reach the shores of far-flung Tristan da Cunha, the most remote of all the inhabited archipelagos on Earth…as to what he’ll do when he gets there, he hasn’t a clue. Over the last 10 years, London, New York, Cape Town and Pondicherry have all proudly been referred to as home. Now it’s Copenhagen’s turn, where he lends his travel expertise to momondo.com.

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