Zermatt

The location of Zermatt at the foot of the Matterhorn and in the middle of an enormous hiking and ski region makes it one of the world's most attractive vacation villages. The ski region encompasses 63 mountain railways and 360 kilometers of pistes. The region called "Matterhorn glacier paradise" is Europe's largest and highest lying summer skiing region. Numerous national ski teams train here in the summer.

The region is legendary amongst mountaineers: the Haute Route, a challenging international route that takes several days to complete, leads from Mont Blanc to Zermatt. Over 400 kilometers of hiking trails lead through and out of the Matter Valley, including the mule traders' trails, which date back to the 13th century (a part of these paths is paved).

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Highlights

• Gornergrat – a cog railway wends its way up the mountain to an altitude of 3089 metres; a magnificent panorama.
• Matterhorn Museum – houses the items of equipment used during the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 which ended tragically.
• Glacier Paradise / Klein Matterhorn – the highest place in Europe (3883 m) able to be reached by a cableway, with a viewing platform and the highest glacier palace in the world.
• Gorner gorge – a footpath across narrow bridges and steps as well as a fixed rope route guide visitors through the deeply scarped gorge.
• Village of Findeln – original Valais settlement with a small chapel; it has Switzerland’s highest rye crop fields at an altitude of 2100 metres.

Top Events

• Horu Trophy Zermatt - The Horu Trophy is one of Europe’s largest Open Air Curling-Tournaments (January)
• Swatch Skiers Cup - 16 of the best Freeriders and Freestyler face each other in two teams (February)
• 1st Matterhorn Ultraks – Ski tour races in breathtaking mountain scenery (April)
• Zermatt Unplugged – International stars at the Matterhorn (April)
• Raiffeisen Open - International Tennis Tournament (June/July)
• Matterhorn Eagle Cup – Golf Tournament in the alpine landscape of the Gornergrat region (July)
• Swiss Food Festival – Feasting at the highest level (August)
• Folklore Festival – Grand Folklore Pageant in the Village (August)
• Zermatt Festival – The classical music and arts festival with soloists and ensembles of the Berlin Philharmonics (August/September)