I have avoided Zermatt because of its crowds and mechanical devices, but decided to visit this year because of its mountains. The town (it certainly is NOT a village!) is as crowded, and has as many fake folklore events, as I feared. But the mountains!

From the south porch of our apartment we can see most of the cone of the Matterhorn, while from the north bedroom we can see the Dom and the Taschorn. Nice, but nothing special. But once you get over 2,200 meters or so (we went...