Breuil-Cervinia
The Italian-side ski town on the Matterhorn. You can take a cross-border cable car from Zermatt for a day trip and enjoy an Italian lunch.
Breuil-Cervinia lies on the south slope of the Matterhorn (called Cervino in Italian) and shares a ski area with Zermatt. In summer, you can ride the “Matterhorn Alps Crossing” cable car, which runs from the Glacier Paradise via Testa Grigia directly to Cervinia, a one-way trip of about 1.5 hours with no walking involved. You need your passport. Italian food and coffee in town are much cheaper than in Switzerland. In winter, an international ski pass lets you ski across both countries. One-way cable car tickets are expensive, and service may be suspended in bad weather.
Opening hours
Open all day (cross-border cable car runs seasonally)
Nearby sights
- Matterhorn
- Hörnli Hut
- Schwarzsee (Zermatt)
- Matterhorn Glacier Paradise
- Zmutt
- Gorner Gorge
- Riffelsee
- Matterhorn Museum – Zermatlantis