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The town is located in the Canton of Valais Zermatt is a small, but popular village on the southern border of Switzerland with Italy, and an access point for travellers and mountaineers to visit Switzerland's signature mountain - the Matterhorn. It is nestled in a valley, surrounded by the highest peaks in all of Switzerland, like the Monte Rosa. It is commonly known as the Zermatt ski village and a little way up the Monte Rosa, one may find the Zermatt ski area, one of the most popular of its kind in the country. The village is a car free area, and the only transportation methods within the town are bikes, battery operated vans and buggies. The concern for air pollution in Zermatt and the effective methods to prevent it have termed this village "The World's First Pollution Free Town".     A view from Trockener Steg Zermatt is served by the railway station Zermatt Bahnhof, from towns up in the valley, like Visp and Brig. A Zermatt shuttle is operated by c...

Basel's City Hall is as colourful as the events held in it The city of Basel is on the northern frontier of Switzerland, and very near to the tri-junction of international borders of Switzerland with France and Germany, its northern neighbours. The city is significant due to its massive historical past, preserved in its old city. Its very presence serves to remind the traveller of the wonderful cultural heritage that inhibits the country. When I visited, Basel offered me its wonderful crêpes, its stunning 17th century European appeal and a marvellously cold weather that ensured I did not remove my windcheater. We used a Eurocity Express train bound for Frankfurt HBF to travel from Bern to Basel. This was right after a city tour of the Swiss capital itself - an experience that I have shared here . This high speed rail pulled in on Track 4 in Bern, and we boarded. Sitting right opposite to us in the coach was a Swiss couple, who, after a few minutes of silence began to in...