Zermatt

Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Wikipedia

Population 5,643 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Visas and entry What your passport needs for Switzerland
Daylight 8 h 40 in Dec, dark by 16:44 · 15 h 44 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 02 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 22 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 51 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 32 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 56 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 44 of daylight
  7. July: 15 h 25 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 11 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 35 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 59 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 29 of daylight
  12. December: 8 h 40 of daylight
Tourist office · 800 m Zermatt Tourismus

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

All 21 places to eat

Getting around

More train stations: Riffelalp 1.4 km, Sunnegga Paradise 1.6 km, Landtunnel 1.6 km, Riffelberg 2.7 km, Rotenboden 3.8 km, Gornergrat 4.5 km, Täsch 5.9 km

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