PRIVATE GUIDES OFFER STUNNING INNER GLIMPSES OF SWITZERLAND.(Getaways)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: August 28, 1997 | Copyright information

Want to go hiking and walking in Switzerland with a private guide?

Here's a glimpse of a few possibilities in three areas - Zermatt, the Bernese Oberland and, in central Switzerland, Brunnen. The best time is July to September or early October.

Zermatt evokes images of the 14,701-foot Matterhorn, whose pyramidlike presence dominates the town. But there are options for mere mortals. Among them is a two-day hike in the valley of Saas to Weissmies for the beginner in good shape, according to Martin Lehner, a guide at the Alpin Center Zermatt.

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