Villa Furggrat
Villa Furggrat is a building in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. Villa Furggrat is situated nearby to the public building Gemeindeverwaltung Zermatt, as well as near the town hall Gemeindehaus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matterhorn Museum and St. Maurice church.
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 190 metres northeast of Villa Furggrat.
St. Maurice church
Church
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St. Maurice church is situated 170 metres northeast of Villa Furggrat.
Monte Rosa Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Alps, Public domain.
The Monte Rosa is a hotel, located in the main street of Zermatt. It was frequented by the members of the Alpine Club, including Edward Whymper who made the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Monte Rosa Hotel is situated 230 metres north of Villa Furggrat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zum See and Findeln.
Zum See
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.
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.
Villa Furggrat
- Type: Building
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.01818° or 46° 1′ 5″ northLongitude
7.74541° or 7° 44′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8FR92P9W+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 295840493OpenStreetMap feature
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