Zermatt
Begin your tour by visiting the old part of the alpine village of Zermatt with it's typical wooden houses. The walk takes you away from the typical main street and you get through the typical alleyways in Zermatt. .
Kirchbrücke Viewpoint
Visit the viewpoint for the typical Zermatt village picture to the Mt. Matterhorn
Mountaineers' Cemetery
The graveyard shows you, how closed the success to climb Mt. Matterhorn and the risks are. It's part of the history of Zermatt, that accidents on high alpine climbing happens.
old part Zermatt
Enter the old part of Zermatt, how buildings have been built centuries ago. There you will find out the secret about the flat-stone rooftop, you will see barns from over 200 years and small alleyways to get through.
Hotel Monte Rosa
Coming to the hotel, where all the touristic grow of Zermatt started and get insights into the history of the first ascent to the Matterhorn mountain.
Excursion to Mt. Gornergrat
From the train station Zermatt, you will travel within 30 minutes on a cogwheel train to Mt. Gornergrat.
The Gornergrat is a mountain ridge at an altitude of 3135 m above sea level. M. It is located about three kilometers east of Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. The Gornergrat is located between the Gorner Glacier and the Findel Glacier and offers views of more than 20 four-thousanders, including Monte Rosa, the Matterhorn and the Liskamm.
The Gornergratbahn runs from Zermatt (1620 m above sea level) to the Gornergrat, overcoming an altitude difference of almost 1500 metres. At the terminus (3089 m above sea level) on the southwestern tip of the ridge is the Kulmhotel, which is the highest mountain hotel in Switzerland.
Visit the scenic viewpoint with the all year snow or have a look at the multi-media experience world, which shows the Matterhorn and its surrounding alpine world in all dimensions, will fascinate both young and old and is even a great place to visit on the Gornergrat when the weather is not so good.
