The Swiss Foreign Ministry announced that the Iranian-US agreement will be signed next Friday in Burgenstock in the center of the country. What do we know about the resort? The resort is located on the shores of Lake Lucerne (dubbed the Lake of the Four Forest Cantons) in the canton of Nidwalden, and includes 30 buildings, including three hotels, residences, two spas, 35 halls and a conference center accommodating 600 people, 12 restaurants and several recreational facilities. It is considered Switzerland's largest integrated hotel resort. The complex was built atop mountain hills. The resort enjoys cultural and historical significance, having been built in 1873, and major renovation work was carried out in it, most recently in 2014, which led to its closure for three years before reopening in 2017. The ministry explained that the resort's location makes it difficult to reach and therefore easy to secure, pointing out that mediators in Pakistan and Qatar, as well as the United States and Iran, suggested signing the agreement there. "Burgenstock" or "Burgenberg" is a legendary luxury resort located in the heart of Switzerland on Lake Lucerne in the canton of Nidwalden, according to the official website of Switzerland Tourism. The website explained that "Burgenstock" is located on Mount Burgenstock (Mount Uri) in the Swiss Alps, which stands at an altitude of 1,128 meters, and is famous for its wonderful views, the Hammetschwand Lift, and the ultra-luxury resort in Burgenstock. Getting to "Burgenstock" requires a long and difficult journey, but a wonderful one at the same time thanks to the stunning scenery along the way, which begins by taking a catamaran boat across Lake Lucerne and then boarding the oldest electric funicular railway to reach the top of the mountain. The legendary cliff walkway, built more than a hundred years ago, is an engineering masterpiece as it follows a wide gravel path along which one can walk along the rock face, sometimes passing through cave-like tunnels, and beyond the edge is a 500-meter vertical drop. The cliff walk leads to the Hammetschwand Lift, which enables visitors to ascend 152 meters in the air in just 48 seconds and provides one of the most exciting panoramic rides, dedicated exclusively to people who love heights. The elevator, which is the highest and fastest outdoor elevator in Europe, was opened in 1905. The elevator shaft and engine room were built into the mountain on a rock outcrop. On summer nights, the elevator tower is illuminated, making it clearly visible from Lucerne. From "Burgenstock", some of Switzerland's most famous destinations can be reached, such as Lucerne, Rigi, Pilatus, and Stanserhorn. Burgenstock, the mountain ridge overlooking Lake Lucerne, has, since opening its resort in 1873, been accustomed to receiving two types of guests: screen stars and peace-makers. Ironically, the two types have often shared the same fate: a fleeting moment of glamour. From Hepburn's chapel to Bond's screen In the resort's small chapel, Audrey Hepburn married Mel Ferrer in 1954, and lived in a nearby villa until 1966, while her son was baptized in the same chapel. She was not alone; Sophia Loren lived in a neighboring villa for 13 years, and on the slopes of the same mountain, scenes from the James Bond film "Goldfinger", starring Sean Connery, were filmed. A mountain's memory with faltering peace However, the heavier memory is not cinematic, but political. In March 2004, talks on the reunification of Cyprus concluded at Burgenstock under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who presented his plan, describing it as fair, designed to succeed, and giving Cypriots a secure framework for a common future. Just weeks later, Greek Cypriots rejected it in a referendum, so the plan that was born at the summit fell at the ballot boxes below. Then the mountain returned to the spotlight in June 2024, when it hosted the largest diplomatic event in Swiss history: the peace summit on Ukraine, attended by representatives of about 92 countries and 8 international organizations, in the absence of Russia. Two decades earlier, specifically in 2002, a historic ceasefire agreement concerning the Nuba Mountains region in Sudan was signed at the same resort under American-Swiss auspices.