Gornergrat in Zermatt, Switzerland

travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links.
The Gornergrat rack railway should be one of your top priorities in Zermatt, to ride up the mountain for stunning look at 29 snow-covered Alpine peaks reaching above 12,000 feet, displaying one of the most amazing mountain panoramas in all the Alps. This is the very center of the Alpine range. We are going to have some great views of Monte Rosa and other mountains in the surrounding vista.
This railway is the second highest mountain-railway in Europe, with the highest outdoor train station (10,137feet). Starting in the village opposite the main train station, the line rises with a maximum gradient of 1 in 5 along the slope of the valley and offers good views of the Z’mutt Valley and the Matterhorn. At 2 1/2 miles the station of Riffelalp (7,305 feet) is reached, then the second station is at Riffelberg (8,480 feet). The line then passes above the Gorner Glacier, and reaches the terminus at Gornergrat.
Here you have what is said to be the finest Alpine view in Europe. You are standing on a central peak of rock in a surrounding world of ice and snow as far as you can see.
You have to walk up this final couple of hundred yards to get to the very top observation platform and from there you get this stunning panorama. So don't stop just at the top of the train station or at the restaurant or at the Café Terrace. You want to get to the top, the very top. It's easy to get there and you will be rewarded with this unbelievable Vista. From this spot you can see more high peaks than any other place in the Alps. This is the place the Gornergrat and especially with the Matterhorn. So we're quite happy to be up here.
Gornergrat (10,290 feet) is remarkable from the fact that there is an unbroken range of magnificent snow peaks on every side. There is not a single break in the chain. It is an isolated, rocky peak, that seems formed by nature to enable one to survey at leisure the marvellous scenes around. The huge Gorner Glacier winds round its base at a dizzy depth below ; beyond are the snows of that glorious range beginning with Monte Rosa (which seems within a stone’s throw) and ending with the Matterhorn. Then the central range of the Pennine Alps, with the stupendous summits of the Dent Blanche, the Gabelhorn, the Rothhorn, and the Weisshorn, all linked together in one vast chain of snow and ice. Next, far away beyond the Rhone Valley, some distant peaks of the Bernese Oberland ; and again to the right the group ten more peaks completing the circle around you.Between these mighty peaks lie innumerable glaciers, notably the vast sea of ice formed of the Gorner, the Theodule, and the Furggen glaciers, which lies like a map below ; its moraines, its snow slopes, and its countless crevasses revealed at a single glance.
After soaking up the views, head down to the mountain-top building complex, which includes a hotel and shops, and warm-up in the café - it is not that cold, it's just barely freezing and sunny, there's no wind, really ideal conditions. You can sit outdoors at the terrace cafe if you like or sit indoors in the cafeteria. Most people like to sit outside on the terrace. You can see the Matterhorn in the background, and Monte Rosa, Switzerland's highest mountain. The restaurant offers a convenient cafeteria line where they serve up some hot meals, soups, salads and light snacks.
Tune in to our next episode when we ride down part-way on the train, then walk to the bottom on a lovely mountain trail.

[@x1Ricardo]

The chances that I will ever visit the Gornergrat railway station is probably 0. But thanks to this video I can get an idea of the beauty of the site. Thanks for the video.

[@IrenaStIrute]

Beautiful videos of Switzerland!!! It is great!!! Happy veekend!!!

[@adapmas1234]

Thank you so much Sir for uploading these beautiful videos with detailed information. Switzerland is my dream destination. Your video is really helpful to plan a trip. Keep posting more such videos. Take care. God bless and love from Houston, Texas

[@isabelle3153]

Hi have you already been? Or still a dream. l can recommend Zermatt for skiing. l loved it. My grandfather was also addicted to (only) travelling in Switzerland. l have spent a lot of time travelling with them during our hollidays. Do you intend to travel in Summer or Winter? The lake Geneva area is beautiful as well. Greetings from Europe

[@KristoferOlsson]

love your videos of Switzerland.

[@3edinburgh]

a fondest memory from my ski days in Zermatt

[@roamingalone5226]

Another great videos! Thanks for taking the time & effort to show us.

[@borderreiver3288]

stunning scenery and views...

[@adpentinc]

Love your channel. Thank you for posting

[@chaletulyssezermatt3159]

Great video - like it very much. Thank you.

[@suemontane6050]

excellent video. Been there several times,fantastic place😀

[@larciabella]

Thanx Dennis!Love your video's.I go around the world with you via my computer.

[@eisenjeisen6262]

very very beautiful

[@deepakmakhija6275]

AWESOME VIDEOS. THANKS

[@princesswearshikingboots4479]

Great information thanks. BTW the highest peak in Switzerland is the Dufourspitze at 4,634m (15,203ft). It's part of the Monte Rosa mountain range and was named after General Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787-1875) . He was the military officer who surveyed peaks in the Monte Rosa range.

[@affsra]

Thanks alot !!!!!

[@MassageAliciaX]

Thanks the video :) ;) :) From Budapest

[@rajendranm12]

danke..

[@princesswearshikingboots4479]

Switzerland’s Zermatt Region of the Southern Valais shares the distinction, with the Jungfrau Region, as home to the tallest and most vast glacial region in Switzerland. On a more serious note these glaciers are retreating with global warming. Sadly some of the lower glaciers are said to disappear within the next 20 years and the flow-on affect to local climate is impacting now. So if they float-your-boat, it’s time to get to Zermatt and the Southern Valais Region now?

[@jrrphotography5835]

Interesting fact for you there has been many cats and dogs who have crossed the glaciers to find their owners and also even a cat has climbed most of the way up the Matterhorn and was found by some climbers!

[@princesswearshikingboots4479]

Wow, our pets are amazingly brave and loyal companions . If you've ever walked onto a glacier full of crevasses etc. you have new respect for our four-legged friends! Ciao.

[@santokhsingh4559]

Will like to see this place in life

[@meetdenis82]

Very Nice video. Which month was this shot in?

[@denniscallan]

May, my favorite time to be in Switzerland.

[@meetdenis82]

Great! I am visiting in May next year! Thanks for the super video.

[@princesswearshikingboots4479]

​@@meetdenis82 Hi Denis, I'd consider visiting Switzerland in August or early September when it's warmer. This allows you to 'read' the landscape differenlty - the scenery & glaciers are even more dramatic - the glaciers are not obscured by snow - and you have an opportunity to do some walks - big or small. Either way you'll love Switzerland. Happy & safe travels.

[@pumpkingamebox]

The way he pronounces German names with a severe English accent is grinding my gears.

[@hannelorehodler2429]

H