Itinerary · 6 days · 26 places
6 Days in Switzerland
Six days across Switzerland: from Zurich via Chur and the Oberalp Pass to Andermatt, on by Glacier Express into the Matter Valley, and two days around Zermatt and the Gornergrat.
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The route on the map
The plan, day by day
Day 1Zurich: arriving on the Limmat
Arrival in Zurich
Hotel check-in
The Niederdorf on the right bank of the Limmat is the warren of lanes behind the Grossmünster — short walks to the station, the old town and the lake.
Lindenhof
A gravel square on the moraine hill above the Limmat, with the old-town rooftops and the towers of the Grossmünster and the town hall laid out before you.
Grossmünster
Zwingli's preaching church, with Otto Münch's bronze doors and a climb of 187 steps up the Karlsturm.
Fraumünster
The choir holds the five stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall, and the north transept the window by Giacometti.
Evening: Niederdorfstrasse
The lanes between Central and the Grossmünster, with wine taverns, beer bars and views of the illuminated Limmat.
Day 2Chur: Switzerland's oldest town
Onward to Chur
Hotel check-in
Chur old town at the Arcas
The tree-lined Arcas square below the Bishop's Court is the heart of the 15th-century lanes.
Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption
A Romanesque-Gothic building on the Hof, with Jakob Russ's late Gothic winged altarpiece and the crypt below.
Bündner Kunstmuseum
The Villa Planta and the black concrete extension show Segantini, Kirchner and Grisons modernism through to Giacometti.
Brambrüesch
The cable car from town takes you up to 1600 metres, from where you overlook Chur, the Rhine valley and the Calanda range.
Evening: Welschdörfli
The nightlife quarter west of the old town, with bars and wine bars along Gäuggelistrasse and Grabenstrasse.
Day 3Over the Oberalp Pass to Andermatt
Onward to Andermatt
Hotel check-in
Talmuseum Ursern
A Baroque town house of 1786 that tells the story of the mule drivers, the Gotthard road and the avalanche defences of the Urseren valley.
Devil's Bridge in the Schöllenen Gorge
Three generations of bridges stand one above the other over the roaring Reuss, next to the Suvorov Memorial carved into the rock.
Oberalp Pass
At 2044 metres the pass is home to the Oberalpsee and the lighthouse marking the source of the Rhine at Lake Toma.
Evening: Gotthardstrasse in Andermatt
The old village street of dark timber houses and hotel bars, with a view up to the illuminated slopes of the Gütsch.
Day 4By Glacier Express to the Matterhorn
Onward to Zermatt
Hotel check-in
Bahnhofstrasse Zermatt
The main street between the station and the church square, where electric taxis, mountain guides and shop windows full of crampons all meet.
Matterhorn Museum Zermatlantis
Beneath a glass dome stands a reconstructed Valais village, along with the broken rope from the 1865 first-ascent disaster.
Mountaineers' Cemetery
Next to the parish church lie the graves of those who died on the Matterhorn, many with ice axe and rope carved in the stone.
Kirchbrücke
From the bridge over the Matter Vispa the Matterhorn sits exactly in line with the street — the most photographed spot in the village.
Evening: Hinterdorf
Old Zermatt of dark larch granaries on staddle-stone stilts, quietly lit in the evening and just a few steps from the main street.
Day 5Gornergrat and the high valleys
Gornergrat
The rack railway ends at 3089 metres facing the Gorner Glacier and a semicircle of 29 four-thousanders, Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn included.
Riffelsee
Ten minutes below Rotenboden station lies the small lake in which the Matterhorn is perfectly reflected on still days.
Riffelberg
A viewing terrace at 2582 metres with the small Bruder Klaus chapel and the panoramic trail down towards Riffelalp.
Sunnegga
The underground funicular takes you up to the sun terrace facing the Matterhorn, with the Leisee directly below.
Gorner Gorge
Wooden walkways lead through the serpentinite gorge carved out by the glacial stream on the southern edge of the village.
Evening: Papperla Pub
The après-ski bar on Steinmattstrasse is one of the loudest meeting places in the village all year round, with mountain guides and hikers at the same tables.
Day 6A last look at the Matterhorn
Winkelmatten Chapel
The white Baroque chapel of 1607 on the upper edge of the village stands alone on a meadow slope, with the Matterhorn directly behind it.
Furi
The first station of the Matterhorn Express gondola at 1867 metres, with the suspension bridge over the Gorner Gorge and old Valais granaries.
Departure from Zermatt
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