Swiss Tourism says that passengers of this cable-car crossing will ascend over 4,000 metres, marking the highest altitude difference in Europe, and travel directly between the Matterhorn village Zermatt in Switzerland and Breuil-Cervinia in Italy.

With a height of 3480 metres, Switzerland has introduced Europe’s highest cable car crossing. According to a statement by state tourism body Switzerland Tourism, the ‘Matterhorn Alpine Crossing’, now sets a record for being the highest three string cable car and the highest border crossing in Europe, connecting Switzerland and Italy in under two hours.

Swiss Tourism says that passengers of this cable-car crossing will ascend over 4,000 metres, marking the highest altitude difference in Europe, and travel directly between the Matterhorn village Zermatt in Switzerland and Breuil-Cervinia in Italy. At Europe’s highest border crossing (3480 m) near the Testa Grigia station, travellers can stand with one foot in Italy and the other in Switzerland, it adds.

The statement says that the Matterhorn Alpine Crossing extends the scope of the Matterhorn Summer Paradise. The new cableway will open up the Valle d’Aosta region in Italy for visitors to experience the panoramic views and discover the quaint houses in typical Walliser (Valaisan) style. Visitors can explore riding, biking, hiking and golf.

Swiss Tourism says that one can either buy a one-way ticket with an optional start in Cervinia, Italy or Zermatt in Switzerland or a return ticket and take a day trip to destinations in any of the two countries on either side of the Matterhorn.

Swiss Tourism adds that the Plateau Rosa SnowXperience world of adventure is due to open in August on the Theodul Glacier close by the new Testa Grigia Valley station in Switzerland. It will offer winter sports beginners the chance to hire all the equipment they need and book ski instructors on the spot.

Each of the 35 luxurious cabins of the gondola, says the statement, are fitted out for maximum comfort and designed to offer unobstructed scenery of the Matterhorn from different perspectives, stopping by nine mountain stations. It adds that the five stops on the Swiss side and four on the Italian side will offer a host of activities for passengers ranging from SnowTubing, the SnowXperience beginner ski area, Glacier Palace, Cinema Lounge and Photo points, to name a few.

At the highest mountain station in Europe, the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, a spectacular view of the 38 peaks that make up the Swiss Alps awaits passengers, subject to good weather conditions. The statement adds that though the cable run from Zermatt to Cervinia takes about two hours, passengers can take their time experiencing different options along the way.