Join my tour through Zermatt in Switzerland and it's highlights - my best tipps for one of the finest destinations of the alps for wintersports with possibilities to ski year round and a car-free fairytale village.

Have you ever been dreaming of a real winter wonderland? Of a place where glaciers cover part of the mountains, where the wind dances with clouds and where snow wraps the rocky peaks like a soft blanket? This place exists in a valley in Switzerland. Welcome to Zermatt - a car- free village in the Swiss mountains.

After taking the Lötschberg car train from Kandersteg to Goppenstein we left our vehicle in Täsch - to approach car free Zermatt with it's customized electric vehicles. We rented an apartment in the quarter Winkelmatt (close to the cablecar that goes to Trockener Steg / Zermatt Glacier Paradies).

Here are my favorite things to do in Zermatt:
Ski the breathtaking slopes
Enjoy the view on Matterhorn, one of the most famous mountains in the world!
Have lunch in a mountain hut at the sunny terrace of a restaurant and try Swiss Rösti or the speciality of canton vallais - the "Käseschnitte"
Cross the border to Italy on skis!
Discover the old town of Zermatt with its 500 year old barns and traditional houses
Shop at idyllic Bahnhofstrasse in Zermatt Downtown
Hike the surrounding mountains of Zermatt (e.g. to the cross over Zermatt, from where you have a fantastic view!)
visit the highest viewing plattform of Eruope and the alps on 3883 meters altitude and spot 38 4000 meter high peaks and 14 glaciers in the surrounding mountains



PLEASE NOTE:
Flying drones over the village Zermatt and the skiing area is strictly forbidden due to the close helicopter airports and swiss drone regulations! I operated my drone with a special permit from Air Zermatt.

// NEW EPISODE OUT EVERY THURSDAY 19:30 CET

// Time of the journey: October/November 2020


// Welcome to the journey! I am Lea, a journalist and author and I want to take you with me on an overlanding adventure to all the wild and beautiful places in the world!


// I circumnavigated the world solo from 2016-2017 and now I am going to all other places I have not seen yet. Now on the channel: my motorcycle trip to Nordkapp and all my little get aways in Europe

// Equipped by myself - not sponsored!

Peak Performance jacket and pants
Hestra 3 Finger gloves
Sweet Protection Helmet
Smith goggles
Atomic & Rossignol Skis
Deuter Backback
Salomon Skiing Boots

//Filmed with:

Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Zoom
Camera: Sony Alpha A7 rIII
2 x Go Pro Hero 8
DJI OSMO Pocket
Iphone 11
Tripod: Manfrotto BeFree


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