{"id":116988,"date":"2026-08-18T14:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/116988\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:32:13","slug":"inside-the-swiss-alps-vaults-being-built-for-the-super-rich-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/116988\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Swiss Alps vaults being built for the super rich"},"content":{"rendered":"

The super-rich have plenty of luxury bunkers to choose from<\/a> \u2014 but this one takes doomsday prepping to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

A massive network of underground vaults is being carved into the Swiss Alps, offering the ultra-wealthy a heavily fortified place to stash everything from priceless art and gold to vintage Ferraris and expensive wine.<\/p>\n

A look into the construction going on for the vaults by Bruenig Mega Safe AG. Br\u00fcnig Mega Safe<\/p>\n

A view of the Swiss vaults for the ultra-rich by Bruenig Mega Safe AG. Br\u00fcnig Mega Safe<\/p>\n

Swiss businessman Thomas Gasser, chairman of the board of Br\u00fcnig Mega Safe, is behind the project beneath the Br\u00fcnig Pass near the village of Lungern.<\/p>\n

The complex will house about 20 private vaults buried under more than 100 meters of solid rock \u2014 a natural fortress designed to keep criminals out.<\/p>\n

Developers say security will be comparable to that of the Swiss National Bank.<\/p>\n

But getting in won\u2019t come cheap.<\/p>\n

An alpine construction site for Bruenig Mega Safe AG is seen in Switzerland. Br\u00fcnig Mega Safe<\/p>\n

An alpine construction site for Bruenig Mega Safe AG is seen in Switzerland. Br\u00fcnig Mega Safe<\/p>\n

Each underground cave is being sold on a 99-year lease, with prices starting at nearly 1 million Swiss francs \u2014 about $1.23 million.<\/p>\n

Gasser\u2019s family company, which has 300 employees, has specialized in underground operations, quarrying and the use of explosives for decades.<\/p>\n

Construction is already well underway, with the complex expected to open next year.<\/p>\n

And forget simply driving up to your private mountain vault.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll first have to drive through a special checkpoint and get out of your vehicle: there will be several security checks, which obviously won\u2019t be disclosed to the public,\u201d Gasser told RTS<\/a>. <\/p>\n

An alpine construction site for Bruenig Mega Safe AG is seen in Switzerland. Br\u00fcnig Mega Safe<\/p>\n

Even reporters weren\u2019t shown the future entrance to the complex.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe advantage is that the client becomes the owner: they have their own parcel number in the land register and can even mortgage the property,\u201d the developer said, according to swissinfo.ch.<\/a> <\/p>\n

The underground space once had a much less secretive purpose. It was home to Cantina Caverna, a restaurant and event venue, along with a shooting range and a firefighter training center designed to simulate tunnel fires.<\/p>\n

The project has drawn mixed reactions from residents of tiny Lungern.<\/p>\n

The entry price for the vaults is reportedly to be about $1.23 million. Br\u00fcnig Mega Safe<\/p>\n

Switzerland\u2019s alpine construction is seen at Bruenig Mega Safe AG. Br\u00fcnig Mega Safe<\/p>\n

Some questioned why the village needs a luxury bunker for billionaires, with one resident complaining that \u201cthey\u2019re building something for people who already have enough money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others were more receptive, joking that they looked forward to seeing Ferraris belonging to their new bunker \u201cneighbors\u201d racing along the surrounding Alpine roads.<\/p>\n

Switzerland is no stranger to storing valuables deep beneath its mountains. Over the years, a number of former military bunkers have been repurposed as fortified storage facilities and highly secure data centers.<\/p>\n

In 2024, Swiss banks managed about 9.3 trillion Swiss francs (about $11.5 trillion) in assets, roughly half of which came from abroad, according to Presence Switzerland<\/a>, an agency of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

But the project in Lungern takes the idea to another level, with a sprawling facility aimed at wealthy clients from around the world looking for a protected place to stash their most valuable possessions amid growing global uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Bunker billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most notorious. The Meta CEO keeps a home base in Palo Alto while building a fortified Hawaiian escape<\/a> complete with an underground shelter, private food and water supplies and an escape hatch.<\/p>\n

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