From the 1300s until the mid-19th Century Zermatt was nothing more than another small collection of rudimentary rustic shacks in at the south end of the Matter Valley, not even worthy of a name on a map until the late 15th century. In the 1860s, however, all that changed when the Matterhorn attracted the attention of British society, and particularly of one Edward Whymper. The events of 1865 and the first successful summit of the Matterhorn, where 4 of the 7 climbers died, have gone down in history as one of the most iconic moments of the “Golden Age of Alpinism”. It also launched Zermatt onto the world stage as a tourist destination. 150 years later the Matterhorn is intrinsic to Zermatt, which transforms from a village to a town every winter with the influx of visitors filling an estimated 35,000 beds, and Zermatt celebrates its iconic mountain everywhere.
From the reception of the Cervo Mountain Resort to the plaques in the road outside the Monte Rosa Hotel, where the fateful ascent started from, memories of that bygone age abound. The Matterhorn Museum showcases not only the story of 1865 but contains full scale replicas of the buildings of the time, but step outside and less than a five minute stroll away you can find yourself on a whole street where time has stood still for a century and a half.
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10 сен 2024
