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ACTIVITY PLANNER ZERMATT – MATTERHORN.
zermatt.ch
EN
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Germany
Italy
France
Austria
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MunichBerlin
ViennaInnsbruck
Davos
St. Moritz
Lugano
TorinoGenoa
Frankfur tCollongne
ParisCalais
LondonBrussels
Paris
Marseille
Geneva
Lausanne
Bern
BaselZurich
Lucerne
Interlaken
Frutigen
Lötschberg
Furka
BrigVisp
Randa
ZERMATT
Täsch
GlacierExpress
Chur
Sion
Milan Linate / MalpensaVenice
Arrival
TRAVELLING TO ZERMATT.
Zermatt can be reached by a variety of transportation options:
• By plane
• By car (shuttle train or taxi from Täsch to Zermatt)
• By Glacier Express or train
• By helicopter
Travelling time from the airports
with train with car with helicopter
from Zurich airport: 3.5 hrs. 3.5 hrs. 1 hr.
from Geneva airport: 4 hrs. 3 hrs. 45 min.
from Basel airport: 4 hrs. 3.5 hrs. 1 hr. 10 min.
from Milan airport: 3.5–4 hrs. 3,5 hrs. –
from Sion airport: 2 hrs. 1.5 hrs. 15 min.
from Bern airport: 2 hrs. 2.5 hrs. 35 min.
Zermatt – Matterhorn
GETTING AROUND IN ZERMATT.
• By electric bus
• By electric taxi
• By horse carriage
• Or simply by foot
Zermatt has always been car-free. Private cars can go as far as Täsch.Täsch village is 5 km from Zermatt. The Täsch–Zermatt road is not open to public transport.
FROM POOR FARMING VILLAGE TO TODAYS TOWN.
History
On 14 July, Edward Whymper is the first to reach the peak of the Matter horn together with the mountain guides Taugwalder father and son. Zermatt causes a furore in the global media.
A steam train from Visp to Zermatt is inaugurated. (Runs only in summer until 1933)
First winter season in Zermatt
Construction of the first ski lift (Zermatt–Sunnegga)
First year in which the number of winter guests exceeds the number of summer guests
The council allows cars with a special permit to drive between Täsch and the northern access road to Zermatt. Zermatt remains car-free.
Sunnegga-Express AG, Rothornbahn AG and Matterhornbahnen AG merge to the Zermatt Bergbahnen AG, the largest cable car and lift company in Switzerland. The Gornergrat-Monte Rosa Bahn bring in their winter sport facilities as a contribution in kind.
Anniversary year: 150 years since the first Matterhorn ascent
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2002
2015
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UNIQUE ZERMATT.
Highlights
• Matterhorn: 4,478m
• Car-free
• Guaranteed snow 365 days a year
• Over 100 restaurants in the village
• Over 50 mountain restaurants
• Over 50 bars
• Over 110 hotels with more than 7,000 beds
• Over 1,200 holiday apartments with more than 4,000 beds
• Over 1,000 species of flowers
ZERMATT-MATTERHORN A RECORD-HOLDING DESTINATION
• Europe’s highest cable car in the Matterhorn glacier paradise at 3,883m
• Highest glacier palace worldwide
• Europe’s highest restaurant with event and seminar room at 3,883m. Minergie-P Standard, solar award
• Europe’s highest open-air rack railway on Gornergrat, 3,089m
• Highest hotel in Europe: 3’100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat ***
• Europe’s longest descent for skiers: 25km from Matterhorn glacier paradise to Zermatt
• Glacier Express Zermatt–St. Moritz: slowest fast train in the world
FACTS WINTER
• 360 kilometres of pistes (CH&I)
• 70 km winter hiking trails
• 4 designated snowshoe trails
• 2 toboggan pistes
• 15 km cross-country – skating
• 10 km cross-country – classic
MARVELLOUS FUN IN THE WINTER SNOW.CULINARY DELIGHTS.
Gastronomy
It is an open secret that Zermatt offers delicious treats around the clock.
Every year, internationally renowned restaurant guides confirm that the village not only has the largest number of 4,000 m peaks but also the highest concentration of gourmet restaurants, offering their guests experimental as well as Asian cuisine, dinners accompanied by singing performances, dinners without singing performances, Mediterranean-Alpine fusion, barbecue speci-alities prepared over an open fire, etc.
CULINARY HIGHLIGHTS IN ZERMATT
• Blacknose sheep (lamb) specialities
• Zermatt’s dried meat specialities
• Meat and fish specialities (venison, deer and chamois)
• Fondue made from Zermatt mountain cheese
• Zermatt hay or white wine soup
• Mountain guide bread
• Alpine cheese
• Chocolate Matterhörnli
MATTERHORN GLACIER PARADISE(Klein Matterhorn)
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Monte RosaDufourspitze
4634
Strahlhorn
StockhornRote Nase Hohtälli
Monte Rosa-Hütte
Matterhorn4478
LiskammBreithorn
Testa Grigia
Theodul-Pass Furggsattel
TROCKENERSTEG Hörnlihütte
SCHWARZSEE2583
SUNNEGGA2288
ROTHORN3103
GORNERGRAT3089
RIFFELBERG2582
RIFFELALP2222
Riffelhorn
Oberrothorn
BLAUHERD2571
Tufteren
Schalisee
Findeln
FURI
Zum See
Blatten Zmutt
Stafel
Grande Dixence
F i n d e l g l e t s c h e r
Zermatt
Täsch
Randa
G r e n z g l e t s c h e r
Th
eod
ulgl
ets
c he r
Go r n e r g l e t s c h e r
F u r g g g l e t s c h e r
GantBreitboden
Rotenboden
Furgg
Schweigmatten
EdelweissTrift
Landtunnel
Kumme
Patrullarve
Grünsee
Theodul-Express
Hörnli
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= Family offers
1 | Gornergrat 3,089 m
4 | Tobogganing
3 | Rothorn 3,103 m2 | Matterhorn glacier paradise 3,883 m – Glacier palast
7 | Moonlight descent
9 | Matterhorn Museum – Zermatlantis 11 | VIP Gondola10 | Cross- country skiing Täsch–Randa
5 | Snowshoe hiking
6 | Wolli park for beginners 8 | Ice rink
Winter panorama 19
OFFERS FOR KIDS.
Family offers
OUR WINTER OFFERS
• Free skipass for kids up to 9 years
• Wolli park for beginners at Sunnegga
• Tobogganing
• Ice skating and ice hockey
• Indoor climbing
• Wolli in the village
OUR SUMMER OFFERS
• Wolli playground at Leisee
• Fireplace with forest playground
• Suspended bridge
• Dirtscooter
• Forest Fun Park
• Kickbike
• Wolli Summer Fun (supervised children’s programme)
• Wolli and the Climate Detectives
• Children’s hiking routes
Skiing
Paragliding Heliskiing
Après-Ski
Gastronomy
Winter hiking
13 | Igloo12 | Ascent of the Breithorn 4,164m
Cabin evenings
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UNIQUE SEMINARS.
Meetings, Incentives and Events
Numerous options for seminars, conferences, incentive and events set against the breath-taking mountainside surrounding the Mat-terhorn.
Attractive supporting programmes and culinary highlights turn events in Zermatt into unforgettable experiences.
Competent local partners provide planning and implementation services.
Further information under: www.zermatt.ch/mice
FACTS SUMMER
• 21 km of slopes in the summer
• 9 hole golf course
• 400 km of hiking trails (serval theme trails)
• 100 km biking trails
• 38 mountains over 4,000 m can be climbed from Zermatt
ATTRACTIVE ADVENTURES IN SUMMER.
Monte RosaDufourspitze
4634
Strahlhorn
StockhornRote Nase Hohtälli
Monte Rosa-Hütte
Matterhorn4478
LiskammBreithorn
Testa Grigia
Theodul-Pass Furggsattel
Hörnlihütte
GORNERGRAT3089
RIFFELBERG2582
RIFFELALP2222
Riffelhorn
Oberrothorn
Tufteren
Grünsee
Schalisee
Zum See
Blatten
D a s v e r l o r e n e T a l
Zermatt
Täsch
Randa
G r e n z g l e t s c h e r
Th
eo
dul
glet
sch
er
G o r n e r g l e t s c h e r
F u r g g g l e t s c h e r
Täschalp
Fluhalp
StelliseeGrindjisee
Mossjisee
Cervinia
Ried
ROTHORN3103
BLAUHERD2571
SUNNEGGA2288
FURI
SCHWARZSEE2583
FURGG
TROCKENERSTEG
MATTERHORN GLACIER PARADISE(Klein Matterhorn)
3883
FindelnLeisee
Zmutt
EdelweissTrift
Stafel
Grande Dixence
= Family welcome
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4 | Galcier garden Dossen
5 | Summer ski
7 | Golf
10 | Suspension bridge 11 | Forest Fun Park
1 | Gornergrat 3,089 m 3 | Rothorn 3,103 m
Paragliding GastronomyBiking
2 | Matterhorn glacier paradise 3,883m
Sightseeing flight – Air Zermatt
9 | Gravity Park
6 | Kickbike
Hiking
8 | Dirtscooter
16 | VIP Gondola
14 | Hinterdorf – old part of Zermatt13 | Mammut fixed rope route12 | Gorner gorge
15 | Matterhorn Museum – Zermatlantis
17Summer panorama
Mountain lakes
EVENTS IN ZERMATT.
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January Swatch Skiers Cup Horu Trophy curling tournament
April Zermatt Unplugged Patrouille des Glaciers (every 2nd year) Matterhorn Ultraks Skialp (every 2nd year)
July Zermatt Marathon Täschalp run with alpine festival Matterhorn Eagle Cup
August Swiss National Holiday Swiss Food Festival Folkore Festival Matterhorn Ultraks Trail
September Zermatt Festival Perskindol Swiss Epic Bike Competition
Further information about the events under:
www.zermatt.ch/events
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INFORMATION AND CONTACT.
Contact
WE ARE HAPPY TO WELCOME YOU TO THE DESTINATION OF ZERMATT-MATTERHORN.
Welcome
Zermatt TourismBahnhofplatz 5CH-3920 ZermattTel. +41 (0)27 966 81 11Fax +41 (0)27 966 81 [email protected]
Zermatt Bergbahnen AGSchluhmattstr. 28Postfach 378CH-3920 ZermattTel. +41 (0)27 966 01 01Fax +41 (0)27 966 01 [email protected]
Glacier Express Reservationc/o Matterhorn Gotthard BahnBahnhofplatz 7CH-3900 BrigTel. +41 (0)848 642 442Fax +41 (0)27 927 77 [email protected]
Gornergrat BahnBahnhofCH-3920 ZermattTel. +41 (0)848 642 442Fax +41 (0)27 927 77 [email protected]
Information for tour operators and travel agencies:
www.zermatt.ch/touroperator
Information for journalists:
www.zermatt.ch/medien
