This is also the site of Europe's oldest funicular railway (or
cogwheel railway), which carries tourists to the nearby Grand Hotel Giessbach and a must visit for those interested in holidays by rail.
Travel by
cogwheel railway to the summit; an hour's journey to the top at over 6,562 feet (2,000 metres).
The Journey: It takes 33 minutes to get here via Europe's highest outdoor
cogwheel railway, with cars that glide up over almost completely vertical mountain terrain.
Climb aboard the Gornergrat Bahn
cogwheel railway, the highest train in Europe, and ascend to a summit far above Zermatt to experience one of the best viewpoints in the Alps.
Not exact matches
Ride the
cogwheel Jungfrau
Railway to our first trailhead, taking in a stunning panorama of the Bernese Oberland.