In Zermatt, children are well catered for. The village has been awarded the 'Families welcome' quality seal. Reduced lift prices and much more. Good mood all around, in the village and the mountains. And don't forget: Wolli, the young black nose sheep comes round occasionally to visit the children.

Zermatt is a mountain bike paradise at the foot of the Matterhorn, featuring as many as 100 km of signposted mountain bike tours. Downhillers will get their money's worth on the challenging Sunegga downhill piste.

The impressive mountain world around Zermatt and the Matterhorn is a veritable nature paradise waiting to be explored by hikers and Alpinists. With 38 four-thousand metre peaks in its close vicinity and a 400 km network of hiking paths, Zermatt is the most prominent mountaineering village in the region and the perfect place for setting off on an adventurous hiking holiday through Switzerland.

Breath-taking mountain scenery, spectacular descents, endless pistes, untouched slopes, guaranteed snow 365 days a year - what more can a winter sport aficionado wish for?