Things to do in Zermatt
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Pizza Roma
For crisp wood-oven pizza, hearty pasta dishes and the silkiest tiramisu this side of Bellinzona, head to this low-slung haunt.
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Matterhorn Museum
The crystalline, state-of-the-art Matterhorn Museum centres on an authentically recreated Valaisan village. It provides a fascinating insight into mountaineering, the dawn of tourism and the lives Matterhorn has claimed. Must-sees include Roosevelt’s letters, Raymond Lambert’s reindeer-skin boots (made to measure after his toes were amputated) and the infamous rope that broke in 1865 and turned the first ascent of Matterhorn into a tragedy.
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Alpin Center
The Alpin Center houses the ski school and mountain guides office. They arrange guided climbs to major 4000ers, including Breithorn (Sfr165), Riffelhorn (Sfr257) and, for experts willing to acclimatise for a week, Matterhorn (Sfr998). Their program also covers multi-day hikes, glacier hikes to Gorner (Sfr120), snowshoeing (Sfr140) and ice climbing (Sfr175).
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Vernissage Bar
The ultimate après-ski antithesis, Vernissage exudes grown-up sophistication. Local artist Heinz Julen has created a theatrical space with flowing velvet drapes, film-reel chandeliers and candlelit booths. Catch an exhibition, watch a Bond movie in the decadent cinema, then practice your 007 martini pose in the lounge bar.
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Pipe
This jammin’ Afro-Asian den promises to ‘spice up your life’. Your tastebuds will do somersaults over hot and fruity springbok curry or apricot-glazed Karoo lamb paired with a liquoricey Shiraz. Surfboards on the ceiling, tribal masks on the wall and elbow-to-elbow tables create an original, intimate vibe.
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Papperla Pub
Rammed with sloshed skiers in winter, this pub blends pulsating music with lethal Jägermeister bombs and good vibes. Squeeze in, slam shots, then shuffle downstairs to Schneewittchen club (open to 4am) for more of the same. There is free wi-fi here.
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Whymper Stube
Named after intrepid explorer Edward Whymper, who made the first ascent of Matterhorn in 1865, this Alpine classic serves the tastiest fondue in Zermatt, including variations with pears and gorgonzola. The mantra: gorge today, climb tomorrow.
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Hennu Stall
Hennu is the wildest après-ski shack on Klein Matterhorn. Order a caramel vodka and take your ski boots grooving to live music on the terrace. A metre-long ‘ski’ of shots will make you cluck all the way down to Zermatt.
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Forest Fun Park
For a Tarzan-style adventure, head for the Forest Fun Park, a gigantic above-the-treetops playground of zip-lines, platforms, river traverses and bridges graded according to difficulty.
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Z’alt Hischi
Finding this watering hole, tucked away in Zermatt’s most charming street, is a challenge best left to the sober. It’s a warm, woody affair, serving generous measures and local gossip.
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Igloo Bar
Subzero sippers make for this igloo bar to guzzle glühwein amid the ice sculptures, sunbathe and stare wide-mouthed at Matterhorn. It’s on the run from Gornergrat to Riffelberg.
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Restaurant Stockhorn
A snug chalet to make you feel all warm and fuzzy, Stockhorn does just-right fondues, Raclettes and wood-fired meat specialities. The fall-off-the-bone lamb is divine.
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Broken Bar Disco
In Hotel Post’s vaulted cellar, you can jive on a wine barrel to ’80s cheese and Europop till 4am.
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Bayard Metzgerei
Follow your nose to this butcher’s grill for to-go bratwurst, chicken and other carnivorous bites.
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