• Zermatt, the village
  

  
  Tranquil and picture-perfect Swiss Alpine village. Car free! You have to leave you car down the valley and come by mountain train. Views of towering Matterhorn.
  
  

• Matterhorn
  

  
  One of the most beautiful and iconic Alpine peaks. At 14,700 ft / 4,500 m, it is one of the highest peaks in the Alps, and one of the toughest to climb. Still, the great Ueli Steck set the record time in climbing the north face in 2 hr. The four steep faces, rising above the surrounding glaciers, face the four compass points.
  
  

• Zermatt ski area
  

  
  Zermatt is one of the best ski resorts in the Alps. Skiing is split up into 4 areas: Sunnegga, Gornergrat, Klein Matterhorn and Schwarzsee. There is also a lift connection to Cervinia and Valtournenche in Italy through the Plateau Rosa glacier. 34 lifts in Zermatt + 20 in Cervinia. 2,300m vertical, 3,900m top
  
  

• Monte Rosa
  

  
  Monte Rosa (4,635 m / 15,200 ft) is the highest mountain in Switzerland and the second-highest in both the Alps and western Europe. The main summit, known as the Dufourspitze, is the culminating point of the Pennine Alps. The Gorner Glacier descends in gentle slopes on the western side of Monte Rosa and flows towards Zermatt. On the east a 2,400 metre high wall towers above the village of Macugnaga.
  
  

• Gornergrat Mountain Railway
  

  
  A 9km metre-gauge [mountain rack railway.] A 9km metre-gauge mountain rack railway. It leads from Zermatt up to the Gornergrat station (10,000 ft / 3,100 m). It is the second highest railway in Europe after the Jungfrau. The Gornergrat is a starting point for many hikes, as it lies surrounded by 29 peaks rising above 13,000 ft / 4,000 m and several glaciers, including the Gorner Glacier (which is billed as the second longest glacier in the Alps). It leads from Zermatt up to the Gornergrat station (10,000 ft / 3,100 m). It is the second highest railway in Europe after the Jungfrau. The Gornergrat is a starting point for many hikes, as it lies surrounded by 29 peaks rising above 13,000 ft / 4,000 m and several glaciers, including the Gorner Glacier (which is billed as the second longest glacier in the Alps).
  
  

• Klein Matterhorn
  

  
  The Klein Matterhorn is the second highest peak of the Zermatt-Cervinia ski area in Switzerland, and the end point of the highest cable car in Europe.
  
  

• Schwarzsee
  

  
  Schwarzsee is a lake at Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located below Matterhorn at an elevation of 2,550 m. A chapel dedicated to Mary of the Snows borders the lake. It can be reached by cable car from Zermatt.
  
  

• Gorner Glacier
  

  
  The Gorner Glacier is a valley glacier found on the west side of the Monte Rosa Massif close to Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is about 14 km long and 1 to 1.5 km wide.
  
  

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