Zermatt and the Matterhorn

27 February 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Zermatt and Matterhorn © Stan Shebs

Zermatt and Matterhorn © Stan Shebs

Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants. The village is situated at the end of Mattertal at an altitude of 1,620 m (5,310 ft), at the feet of Switzerland’s highest peaks. It lies about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the over 10,800 ft (3,291.84 m) high Theodul Pass bordering Italy.   read more…

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