Riffelsee is an alpine lake above the town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies below the Riffelhorn at an elevation of 2757 m, and has a surface area of 0.45 ha. The lake can be reached from Rotenboden railway station (2815 m) on the Gornergratbahn mountain railway.To visit Riffelsee on your trip to Zermatt, use our Zermatt online travel route planner.
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If you are going up to the Gornergrat, then it is an excellent place to relax and spend time taking pictures. It has been made really famous in the past few years as more and more people share the...
If you are going up to the Gornergrat, then it is an excellent place to relax and spend time taking pictures. It has been made really famous in the past few years as more and more people share the... more »
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A must visit spot for photo's, and then worth the walk to Riffelalp before taking the train down the rest of the way, as long as you have a reasonable head for heights. One of those walks where the..... more
A must visit spot for photo's, and then worth the walk to Riffelalp before taking the train down the rest of the way, as long as you have a reasonable head for heights. One of those walks where the..... more »
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