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AGI – Milan-Zermatt, almost 4 hours of travel but worth it. The spectacular view of the Matterhorn at 4478 meters is worth it all. And then there, as in the rest of Switzerland, you can ski. Unlike what happens in Italy, where plants are prohibited due to the anti-contagion rules imposed by the pandemic and the dpcm. In the Confederacy, Italians are more than welcome. It can be difficult to get there from a red or orange area, like Lombardy and Piedmont. But this was not the case, as we will see. Until a week ago there were entry restrictions for those arriving from Veneto, Sardinia, Liguria and Campania, but no longer.
As the epidemiological situation is constantly changing, the list is periodically updated based on current incidence rates. In practice, to decide whether there is a high risk in a state or region, we look at the number of new infections per 100,000 people in the last 14 days. If its incidence exceeds at least 60% of that of Switzerland, the state or region in question is blacklisted. For those arriving from one of the countries considered ‘dangerous’, the 10-day quarantine is activated.
Coming back to us and our trip to the Confederacy, all went well. We did not find any control, neither at the exit of the different motorway tolls, nor at the Italian customs of Iselle nor to that Switzerland of Gondo. We were ready to show the journalist card to show it was a ‘business trip’ but it wasn’t necessary. At the bottom of the valley, in Täsch we leave the car – Zermatt does not have a car – and we take a comfortable train that in 12 minutes takes us to the center of the Matterhorn capital, which watches us from all sides.
There the meeting of the day: one of the greatest alpine ski champions of all time, Pirmin Zurbriggen. He greets us kindly and tells us that for him “skiing cannot be restricted, certainly with common sense and rules to respect. But people must be free to travel. You can’t put them in a cage. “
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Ski slopes, Switzerland
The winter season is at the beginning, although on the glacier you can ski all year round, and in fact there are not many tourists around. With the cable car we reached the top of the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, 3387 meters, the highest ski resort in Europe. From there the gaze flies over both sides of the border, on the one hand the ‘forbidden’ slopes of Cervinia and on the other the lively Zermatt.
Here too, as in Italy, catering is limited to takeout, so remember to stock up on a small amount of after-product, maybe a doc chocolate bar. The most popular alternative is pizza to eat sliced, in cartons, to serve as plates. But in the restaurant at the top of the district they trust, the season is beginning, and in any case “Italian tourists are never absent – they say – we are waiting for Christmas”.
