Visiting Switzerland in the Summer
There are high altitude trails; easy trails; trails to walk with children to see the Marmots; for die-hards - Tour Monte Rosa - a walk consisting of 9 daily stages (total of 290 km). You can ascend the Matterhorn (you can, not me) - 4 hours up and 4 hours down with a guide. Barbeque facilities; folklore; climbing walls; geological trips; mountain bike tours; mule trekking; ornithological walks; paragliding; tennis; fishing; swimming pools. Even Summer Camps for snowboarders and skiers the end of July and beginning of August. Is that enough to occupy yourself?
Or, you can sit and do nothing but look at that awesome Matterhorn, wildflowers and people-watch. Swiss Rail Pass
The European method of walking/hiking is to take a cable car or train UP the mountain and walk down. Avoids all the sweat. They stop for picnics, lunch at beautiful mountain restaurants - some with gourmet food - and they are usually wearing flip-flops or tennis shoes. Zermatt also has a summer "Peak pass" good on all their lifts, etc. to help you get to the top and enjoy the sights which are pretty spectacular.
There is an old Church in the center of Zermatt with markers commemorating the many climbers who have died climing the Matterhorn. View image
view of town
How about buying some air, train passes, packing up the family and having a wonderful experience in Switzerland this Summer? Bon Voyage, and eat some pastries for me. Actually, eat a LOT of pastries for me! View image
