JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. GORNERGRAT - SWITZERLAND



Sunday, Sivan 10, 5777. June 4, 2017.

Shalom! World.


The Gornergrat (3,089) is one of those places that everyone should visit at least once in a lifetime. The mountain panorama and the glorious view  of  the Matterhorn are unforgettable.


With its sunny observation platform accessible all year, the Gornergrat, at na altitude of 3,089 m, has been one of Switzerland's top excursion destinations since 1898. The Gornergrat Bahn was the world's first fully electrified cog railway. Today it is a modern, eco-friendly railway, equipped with a regenerative braking system that regerates electricity on the descent and so save energy.

Cog railway to the sky


Europe's highest open-air cog railway brings passengers direct from Zermatt station (1,620m) to the summit of the Gornergrat, 365 days a year.  The ride takes 33 minutes and requires a vertical climb of 1,469m. The line leads over dramatic bridges, though galleries and tunnels, across forests of larch and Swiss stone pine, and past rocky ravines and mountain lakes.

Panorama for the photo álbum


The panorama is among the finest in the world. The views take in the monte Rosa massif with Switzerland's highest peak (Dufourspitz, 4,634m); the second-largest glacier in the Alps, the Gorner Glacier; and a total of 29 mountains above 4,000m, including, of course, the Matterhorn in all its glory.

Europe's highest hotel




At the summit station on the Gornergrat, visitors find Europe's highest-altitudee hotel: the 3,100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat. Facilities include a restaurant, astronomical observatory  and attractive shops. Spending the night here is a wonderful experience.



Shalom! Aleichem.

Cultural Support:  Jacob Jr. B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz .

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