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 more than 300 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.
A cog railway wends its way up the mountain to an altitude of 3089 metres; a magnificent panorama.
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.
15 meters below the surface of the ice of the glacier palace can be admired. Six ski lifts and gondola access to the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, the highest summer ski area on the glacier of the Alps Theodul.
