Zermatt is fully dedicated to Swiss tradition when the Folklore Festival in August transforms the village into a colourful, cheerful backdrop for costumes, dances and music. The highlight is the large parade along the Bahnhofstrasse. The parade is filled with people in traditional costumes, drummers, yodelling choirs, marching bands and other musical groups, folk dancers, flag wavers, the Grenadiers of God, as well as musicians playing hunting horns, alpine horns and cowbells. Guests from all around the world visit Zermatt to witness this lively celebration of Swiss culture.
The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe.
