The ski resort of Breuil Cervinia is dominated by the magnificent Matterhorn peak that straddles the Swiss border to the resort of Zermatt.
For side and sunny intermediate motorway pistes that seem never to end, then Cervinia and its 200km of ski pistes offer a great deal. Sharing views of the awesome Matterhorn as well as a ski pass with Zermatt, Cervinia can offer a far more eresonably priced alternative to its Swiss neighbour. For advanced skiers who are tired of the wide, gentle ski pistes of Cervinia, a ski excursion into Zermatt is an easy option, with some fantastic advanced ski terrain to be found there. The ski resort is also of one the highest in Europe, has access to a glacier as is as such guaranteed snow. The magnificence of the towering Matterhorn is in stark contrast to the imagination of the architects who put a village on its foothills. Cervinia was actually the brain-child of a well known Italian dictator, whose love of conquest did not quite match his desire to achieve harmony with the Matterhorn. Lose any idea of a Swiss or Austrian Alpine village awaiting you and you will be fine; the skiing and the setting are truly impressive, the village not so. That said Cervinia has intermittent charm and have a very proud history of alpinism.
The skiing in Cervinia• the resort is a dream for intermediate skiers who like their pistes long, wide and gentle; blue motorways are norm here
• the snow lasts well into the year given the height so spring skiing is a dream
• more advanced terrain can be found in the adjoining Swiss resort of Zermatt
• a run of over 20km is one of the longest to be found anywhere worldwide
• heli skiing
• glacier skiing available
• Cervinia ski resort height 2050 m / 6726 ft
• top ski elevation 3480 m / 11417 ft
• vertical 1430 m / 4692 ft
• 200km of ski piste
• 30 ski lifts
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| The après ski and amenities in Cervinia• casino
• numerous restaurants
• ice climbing
• swimming pool
• ice skating
• cinema
• shopping
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Getting to Breuil Cervinia
• the transfer from Turin Airport to Breuil Cervinia is 124km
• the transfer from Innsbruck Airport to Breuil Cervinia is 581km
• the transfer from Milan-Malpensa Airport to Breuil Cervinia is 184km
• the transfer from Calais to Breuil Cervinia is 1002km
• the drive from Geneva Airport to Breuil Cervinia is 203km
• the drive from Cherbourg to Breuil Cervinia is 1073km
• the drive from Caen to Breuil Cervinia is 950km
• the drive from Roscoff to Breuil Cervinia is 1236km
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