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The Matterhorn


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 11 attractions in Zermatt
Traveler Description: Here are a few links to the world famous mountain overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss Alps. Matterhorn Photo Wiki - Matterhorn World Mountain... more »
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Attraction type: Mountain, Movie theater
Activities: Mountaineering, Hiking, Skiing
Address: Look Up Zermatt
Switzerland

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5 of 5 stars
Investig8tor   5 contributions
Los Angeles
Sep 19, 2009

We went on a 6 day self guided hiking trip which encompassed Zermatt for 4 days and then Zinal for the other 2 days. The hiking and the views were amazing. Everyone rightfully stated that we should make use of the cogwheel trains and lifts to minimize the early portion of the climb which is quite steep. These take you... more

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5 of 5 stars
ChazzaBath   19 contributions
Bath
Sep 16, 2009
2
people found this review helpful

I have been to Switzerland twice and been to some of the most famous sights - the Piz Gloria, the Jungfraujoch etc. But the cable car ride to the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise beat them all easily for me. It is hard to describe just how spectacular the approach by cable car to the mountain top is. Once at the top... more

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5 of 5 stars
mccannon24   32 contributions
Stavanger, Norway
Sep 11, 2009

Take the trams up to the top of Klein (little) Matterhorn. This is Europe's highest lift and you can get up to the highest point in all of Europe that can be accessed by humans (aside from the mountaineers that hike ridiculous peaks). On a clear day you can even see as far as the mediterranean! There are two stops... more

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4 of 5 stars
Rakhdoo   12 contributions
India
Aug 8, 2009

Since the first time that I glimpsed this glorious mountain of Alps, its magic effect has never lessened. There are vey few mountains in the world (that I have seen) can compare in magnificence with the Matterhorn. The best description that I can think of about Matterhorn is that of a 'monk sitting in a yogic posture'. Such an exalted... more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Zurich, Switzerland
May 14, 2005
11
people found this review helpful

We have just returned from our School Field Trip to Zermatt, where we interviewed people mainly tourists about the reasons why they went to Zermatt. When we first saw the Matterhorn it really stood out, because it is SO BIG!! The shape is strange and not like any other mountain, but after the first half day it was nothing special!,... more

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5 of 5 stars
よっち   821 contributions
Kitakyushu, Japan
Mar 18, 2009

ツェルマットとゴルナーグラートとスネガからその雄姿を見ることができました。たった一泊二日の滞在で晴れの日に巡りあえたのは... more

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5 of 5 stars
sev97   2 contributions
Uccle, Belgium
Aug 27, 2008

11 ans que je viens et toujour la meme emotion il faut absolument montez au rothorn et le voir de... more

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