Gornergrat

Located at 3,089m, the impressive Gornergrat lookout, open all year long next to the Kulmhotel Gornergrat (the highest three-star hotel in Europe), offers the visitor one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, highlighting the unforgettable view of the Matterhorn and 29 summits that exceed 4,000m. Since the arrival of the railway in 1898, the first electric zipper in Switzerland and the highest in Europe in the open air, the rise to Gornegrat has become one of the great excursions that can be made comfortably from Zermatt. The train, from the station square in Zermatt (1620m) 365 days a year. The lower station, very easy to access, is located right in front of the MGB station. By leaving Zermatt behind, the train starts a dizzy climb (1,469m ascension) across tunnels and viaducts to reach Gornergrat in about 33 minutes. On the way, the train crosses a beautiful forest of alert and Swiss pine piñonero, not forgetting the ravines and several mountain lakes. The proximity of Mount Rosa, with the highest summit in Switzerland (Dufourspitze, 4,634 m), brings the visitor closer to a world of snow and ice impossible to forget, highlighting the vision of the second longest glacier of the Alps, the Gornergletscher. The facilities at Kulmhotel Gornergrat include a restaurant, self-service, an astronomical observatory and several very attractive shops. Spending the night at the hotel is a wonderful experience.

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