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Switzerland: The Matterhorn

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August 9, 2012

Was der Eifelturm für Paris, das ist das Matterhorn für den Schweizer Skiort Zermatt. Eine Touristenattraktion, die die Nachbargemeinde Saas Fee auch gerne hätte.

As one of the highest peaks in the Alps, the Matterhorn is one of Switzerland's national symbols. It also serves as a dramatic backdrop and a tourist magnet for the town of Zermatt. But the neighboring town of Saas Fee says the Matterhorn is a source of problems: the iconic mountain is blocked from view in Saas Fee, and the town says it sees fewer tourists and less revenue as a result. Officials there have proposed blasting through the view-blocking rock, and now they're discussing a complicated cable car project. But Zermatt has swatted down every last plan.

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