Zermatt Youth Hostel

Zermatt Youth Hostel is a hostel in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. Zermatt Youth Hostel is situated nearby to Haus Andy Sauna, as well as near the cemetery Bergsteigerfriedhof.

Email: zermatt@youthhostel.ch
Type: Hostel
Description: hostel in Zermatt
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matterhorn Museum and Findelbach railway station.

Matterhorn Museum

Museum

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural museum in Zermatt whose main theme is the Matterhorn. The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party. Matterhorn Museum is situated 450 metres north of Zermatt Youth Hostel.

Findelbach railway station

Railway station

Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Findelbach is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais, at an altitude of 1,770 m above mean sea level. Findelbach railway station is situated 710 metres south of Zermatt Youth Hostel.

Chapel of the Holy Family

Church

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapel of the Holy Family is a church, which is situated 410 metres southwest of Zermatt Youth Hostel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Findeln and Riffelalp.

Findeln

Locality

Photo: Zermatt photos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Findeln is a group of hamlets above Zermatt in the canton of Valais. They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–Unterrothorn–Oberrothorn mountains.

Riffelalp

Hamlet

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain.