Zermatt, Switzerland in the heart of the Alps
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2014
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We're heading for Zermatt, Switzerland one of the most beautiful towns in the Alps, surrounded by mountain peaks up to 15,000 feet high. Most famous for the dramatic Matterhorn, there are many other majestic sites to enjoy in this remote mountain area. So remote that you can’t drive or fly there, the Alpine resort village of Zermatt is surrounded by some of Europe’s highest mountains that shelter it from the outside world. Like mythical Shangri-La in the Himalayas, this is a magical wonderland. The quaint little village of Zermatt is situated in the midst of woods and pastures, in a mountain-girded valley, nearly 5,500 feet above the level of the sea.
The town of Zermatt, while dense, is geographically small. There are three main streets which run along the banks of the river Matter Vispa, and numerous cross-streets, especially around the station and the church which forms the centrer of Zermatt. In general anything is at most a thirty-minute walk away. Streets are narrow and lined with shops, restaurants, hotels and inns near the rail station. Homes and houses are throughout, some perched on the lower edge of the mountains, and a mixture of very old wood-hewn beamed walls 100s of years old with newer buildings and homes (probably only a century old!) Most buildings and homes are chalet style, some very historic, others more modern, but all blended in with the "Old World" charm and Alpine architecture.
Swiss watch shops, clothing boutiques, and souvenir shops with everything from Swiss brass bell key chains to lacy handkerchiefs for sale, Swarovski Crystal figurines and jewelry, cuckoo clocks, Goebel Hummels, Reuge Music boxes, fine porcelain dolls. Bakeries abound as do gourmet food stores. We discovered that the best buy on chocolate bars were in the grocery stores.
Of course there are many shops that sell clothing and accessories for hiking and skiing. Most of these stores also rent skiing equipment and the people who work at the stores can help anyone choose the best equipment to rent for a successful day on the slopes. In the old village, beside the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, about 30 ancient buildings show the traditional building style of the original Walser residents. The barns and grain stores, up to 500 years old, are a piece of living history and reveal how the mountain farmers of Zermatt once lived. Their sun-beaten wooden walls are made of larch wood and stand on stilts with round stone slabs on top to prevent rodents and insects from entering. The roofs of these typically Valais-style buildings are covered with shingles made of flat stone slabs.
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Thanks a lot for such a detailed story about Zermatt, video demonstrating this nice place.
Thank you for showing Hinterdorf; been to Zermatt but never knew this historic site existed.
A good insight into this iconic Swiss tourist town. Loved the cat at 6:41, he looks well cared for! 😻🐾🐈⛰🇨🇭
Woooooooow ..... so beautiful place ❤️
Splendid, scenic town with plenty of great views and lots of quaint hamlets surrounding it. The downside is the cost of living.
What a truly excellent video. Great filming, interesting commentary and really gets across the flavour of the village of Zermatt.
Good video, thanks
Was in Zermatt about 30 years ago, in fact stayed at the Bayard. So glad to see that it is still unspoiled. Would love to go back there.
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Travelling SWITZERLAND virtually !!!!!
Great video, thank's for taking the time to film this for us to enjoy :)
Super vidéo sympa de Zermatt, ville où j'ai dormi 2 nuits.
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Your videos are amazing! thanks so much for promoting the best country in the world!
Zermatt ist zu empfehlen, sehr schön und ansprechend.
pleasure time to explore zermat nice view
zermatterhof hotel!! I was staying there just last month!! oh how I missed this village 😊😊
Thank you for uploading this - very informative and enjoyable to watch
I toured Zermatt at 18day May 2017. Amazing electrics taxi. The people ride bike in the Zermatt streets. In Gornergrat I saw the Materhorn and Monte Rosa and Marmots. So so Beautiful Zermatt. I am s. korean.
your videos are very informative and enjoy them very much! thank you.
La Suisse c'est un pays magnifique très jolie
Very nice and informative video.
beautiful town
Thank you!
Heaven on earth ♥️♥️♥️♥️👍
Yes, absolutely!
I love that wherever you are you can see the mountains in the background
Dan Frost That is the defining majesty of Zermatt, mountains all around. Especially up on the Gornergrat summit, easily reached by rack railroad, you are surrounded by 20 peaks, each 4,000 meters high.
denniscallan Is there a hiking way up to the summit instead ?
max steel The summit is covered by a glacier, year-round snow, which is not very good to walk on. Easier to take the train, and hike the mid and lower part of the mountain on the nice trail network.
+denniscallan I will go to Zermatt this May, i just don't have any idea how long i should stay in Zermatt, like for how many days will be enough to explore... please reply me. Thank you :)
+Siti Faizah Zermatt needs at least 2 nights, but 3 or 4 is better. There are two major cablecar excursions, Gornergrat and Kleine Matterhorn -- wonderful rides up, amazing views, then hike down from the lower elevations, so they each take one day to do correctly.
excellent location very attractive
Dennis, I am a fellow travel agent and I hope you don't mind that I shared your Zermatt videos with a client who is going to Lucerne and Lake Como. I have always loved this destination and you really captured it! I never knew about the old town homes, how interesting. Thank you so much for sharing with those of us who don't get to go everywhere. And, oh by the way, I sent my last clients to the BW Butterfly last year and they loved it!
Hi Tammi, I'm delighted you shared with your client -- and happy you enjoyed the movie about this wonderful town. Zermatt is so beautiful. Everyone going to Switzerland should include a few days there.
Yes I agree and yes I sold her on Zermatt, thanks to your videos!
You do a good job, for some reason your voice reminds me of the narration on the Wild Kingdom tv show lol.
Very nice video
"스위스는 아름다워" = The beautiful Switzerland.
Zermatt erklärt alles !! Welcome to the jungle :) living there an is the best place of the world !
GREAT JOB!!!!!!
great commentary kept my attention
WoW, What a Spectacular Video.
11.46 Minutes of peace and quiet.
Enjoyed each frame of your well shot video thoroughly.
You truly are an internet angel softening our life's blow. These videos best enjoyed with a tall mug of tooth breaking chilled beer.
BRgds
LBV PRASAD
INDIA
Thank you
Very good. 스위스는 아름다워.
Dear Friend,
Your video shoot is spectacular. I Have been to switzerland....saw the countryside by EURAIL and spent most time in GENEVA .
Instead i should have stayed on in such of these places.
Thank you for the wonderful video gift to the world.
God bless you. You are angels of internet making our lives greatt by softening the life's blow with these spectacular videos.
Best Regards
LBV PRASAD
INDIA
Yes very nice video
Great video - well done :-) Native from Zermatt I like it very much. Best regards
Thanks very much, that means a lot to me coming from a native -- your town and surrounding mountains are amazing, with the best trails and views in the Alps.
Chalet Ulysse Zermatt Beautiful place
watched for 11.46M again and again.
I enjoyed this
nice place
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I think that sunniest place is Arosa in Graubunden.
I may travel to Luzern next September, and I wonder would it be possible for my to make a day trip to Zermatt with my Swiss travel pass?
it takes 3 hours to arrive to zermatt from luzern. i don't suggest it as a day trip
What time of year was this video taken? We are planning a trip in July this year.
Photographed in May...several visits, each in May. July should be lovely.
question please - would you spend more time in Interlaken or Zermatt? Thank you
Interlaken, 3 nights minimum, Zermatt, 2 nights minimum
The peak of the Matterhorn is actually African rock.
The mountain is the result of the collision of two pieces of Earth's crust, the African continental plate and the Laurasian, or European plate. The peak is actually from the African continental plate. That fact fascinates me.
That is quite fascinating, if true.
@@denniscallan - it’s true, you can research it. I took a course in college years ago and that was discussed in the class.
@@mchapman132 ok, thanks, good enough, I'll put it in my upcoming Swiss guidebook, thanks. It reminds me of another mountain top story, that the highest point in Europe is in Haarlem, the Netherlands, (a very flat country) because a museum there has a rock that was taken from the peak of Mt Blanc.
@@denniscallan - that’s funny. :)
What's the average price of a Tissot watch? I couldn't understand...
I'm planning on heading here in the spring, but will have a car to park somewhere...is it a hassle to get into the town and leave my vehicle on the outskirts somewhere...?
+robsenz123 Very easy to park your car in Täsch, a village just 5km away, with 2,200 parking spaces in a covered lot for Zermatt travelers. Then take the 12-minute train ride to Zermatt, with departures every 20 minutes.
perfect, I figured there would be a lot somewhere. thanks for the info, much appreciated!
no problem, you park your car in a town called Tash.
robsenz123 the village before Zermatt is called Täsch and the railway has its own paid for covered car park or you can arrange for a minibus taxi ride up from one of the local garages and they'll look after your vehicle for you xx
thanks, I figured it out when i visited, such a nice place
Highest Quality Life and Verrrryyyy Expensive Cost of Life
What is the national dish? I couldn't understand. :\
+Amal Khan I wouldn't say there is any single national dish, but popular items are bratwurst, rösti potatoes, sliced veal in creamy gravy, beer, cheeses, especially melted as raclette, and they have excellent, tough, bread. German, French and Italian heritage all play a role here. Hungry yet?
Haha sounds perfect!
I found Norway reasonably expensive with amazing people.
Never visited Switzerland, and feel shame of my thoughts about Swirzerland. Not reasonably expensive. Citizenship - started from 14 yrs as status of local.
Verst! the national food!? I thought it was fondue
You're right. 'Wurst' is the german national food.
Sehr schöne ich gerne
Mcjuggernuggets is here
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15000 feet mountains haha come to Pakistan. There are 39 of the top 100 tallest mountains in Pakistan.
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Showing Switzerland but playing bavarian music? Funny man....
It'd be nice to experience this one day without a f*cking mask strapped to my face!
Look and compare, now I can see how they ruined Lake Tahoe in California, with their ugly architecture, America wake up.