The Gornergrat (3089 m) is one of those places that you have to visit once in your life. The mountain panorama and the unique view of the Matterhorn are unforgettable.
With its sunny viewing platform, accessible all year round, the Gornergrat at 3089 metres has been one of Switzerland's top excursion destinations since 1898. The Gornergrat Bahn was the first fully electrified cogwheel railway in Switzerland.
The Kulmhotel, the highest mountain hotel in Switzerland, is located on the south-western tip of the ridge. Two astronomical observatories of the HFSJG (High Alpine Research Stations Jungfraujoch and Gornergrat) were built on the two towers of the mountain hotel in the late 1960s.
4478 metres high, striking and unmistakable, perfectly shaped like an Egyptian pyramid, it stands there at the end of the Mattertal valley in the middle of the Valais Alps: the Matterhorn. With the first ascent in 1865, the "Matterhorn myth" was born and quickly travelled around the world.
The Matterhorn - the mountain of mountains. The most photographed mountain in the world. Myth and emblem for alpinists and photographers. The landmark and symbol of Switzerland.
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