Matterhorn view and traditional Christmas market
A traveler named Nolen is planning a seven-night stay this Christmas in search of a 4 or 5-star hotel in a village with Christmas carollers, festive markets, and views of the Matterhorn. They want to enjoy a classic snowy holiday atmosphere, including sleigh rides and gingerbread houses.
- Zermatt is the only Swiss village with a Matterhorn view, featuring many 4- and 5-star hotels.
- While Zermatt may not have Christmas carollers or a large market, it offers a festive winter atmosphere with events leading up to Christmas.
- Take advantage of winter and Christmas packages from local mountain railways and hotels to enhance your stay.
- Consider visiting larger Christmas markets in cities like Montreux or Basel if you're looking for more traditional experiences.
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Hi all.
Is there a 4 or 5 star hotel in a village or town which has carollers and Christmas markets and snow covered gingerbread houses and sleigh rides AND a Matterhorn view?
Thinking of a seven night stay this Christmas.
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Hi Nolen,
Welcome to MySwissAlps!
You can find a list of 4- to 5-star hotels in Zermatt from this link: http://www.myswissalps.com/zermatt/hotels
I’m not too sure if any of the hotels in Zermatt have carollers to sing for their guests during Christmas, but you are likely to find them at the 2 churches in Zermatt on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Also, the weeks preceding Christmas is usually festive with numerous events planned out for visitors and travellers including a Christmas market. Last year there was a also a Christmas Tuba concert in the village.
Zermatt is a car-free village. You can practically travel everywhere on foot or use the local electric shuttle buggies. At Christmastime, the mountain railway and cable car operators and hotels usually offer exciting winter and Christmas packages for guests. I reckon you won’t run out of things to do winter 🙂
More information about Zermatt here: http://www.myswissalps.com/zermatt
These links may also be useful:
- Gornergrat: http://www.myswissalps.com/gornergrat
- Klein Matterhorn: http://www.myswissalps.com/kleinmatterhorn
If you’d like to visit other Christmas markets, you can find more information from this link: http://www.myswissalps.com/activities/christmasmarkets
Regards,
Anna
There is only one Swiss village with a Matterhorn view and that is Zermatt. Zermatt is famous for being a ‘high class’ resort with many famous 4 and 5 star hotels, where lots of famous people come to stay. Carol singing is not really a big thing, nor is there a Christmas market (these take place mainly in lowland cities) but Zermatt is very festive at Christmas just like any ski resort in winter. Staying at Chritmas in a 4 or 5 star hotel will cost a lot of money.
Thanks Anna.
Thank you.
Christmas markets:
http://www.brunnvalla.ch/christmasmarkets/
Major markets in Switzerland are Montreux and Basel, although Zürich is pretty good.
Slowpoke
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