Zermatt

Whether you are at Zermatt for a nice relaxation in the beautiful alpine nature or to enjoy skiing, there are much more activities that you just can’t miss while at Zermatt. If you get want to do something different other ...

The Swiss Alpine Club’s Monte Rosa hut above Zermatt has failed to meet the energy targets set out during its construction, having to rely on diesel generators to supply enough power for the many climbers and walkers staying there. The ...

A look into the SAC’s history reveals that this has been a constant dilemma, which first emerged at the end of the 19th century, when the mountains became more accessible. The period saw the first alpine railway and cable cars ...

The Swiss Alpine Club or the SAC is celebrating its 150th anniversary of the Matterhorn this year, but has the task of both protecting the mountain nature and promoting Alpine sports. But reconciling these confilicting aims can sometimes prove to ...

The alphorn or alpenhorn is a unique instrument made of wooden natural horn or conical bore with a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece and was used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland. In the past, a group of more than 500 alphorn players ...

The highest cinema in Europe has been established at the Matterhorn glacier paradise at an altitude of 3,883 meters. The modern Cinema Lounge in the Breithorn tunnel offers pure movie pleasure. Film clips shimmer from the silver screen, showing a ...

The Julen family owns 300 black-nosed sheep which is the largest heard in the area. Throughout the summer of 2014, visitors can go on a guided tour of the sheep-run where they can experience and walk with these absolutely cute ...

Zermatt is family friendly. Zermatt-Matterhorn has been awarded the Family Destination or Familien willkommen quality label by the Swiss Tour Federation. Proof, if any were needed, that Zermatt’s hotels, holiday apartments, mountain railways and cableways, ski schools and restaurants offer ...

Zermatt wears a happy-go-lucky, bank holiday air at the height of the summer season, but there are two places in it which bring you up with a jolt. The first is the cemetery, which is populated for the most part ...

It is by nothing more than an accident that Zermatt’s festivities this week have been attached to the name of Edward Whymper. Because he was the first man to climb the Matterhorn a hundred years ago on Wednesday, they have ...