Gorner gorge, Valley in Zermatt, Switzerland
The Gorner Gorge is a narrow canyon carved by rushing water over thousands of years, creating smooth rock walls with a greenish tint and the sound of waterfalls echoing through the space.
The gorge was first opened to visitors in the late 1880s, when wooden walkways were built along the cliffs to let travelers explore this natural wonder carved by the Gornera River since the Ice Age.
Families and travelers enjoy walking through the gorge to experience the power of nature up close, while photographers love capturing the turquoise water that appears in the late afternoon when the sunlight hits the canyon.
The walk through the gorge takes about 20 minutes and is open from late May to mid-October, starting in the small village of Blatten where you can also find a restaurant and rest area.
The rocks in this gorge are made of serpentinite, a rare greenish stone that is around 220 million years old, giving the canyon walls a distinctive color and a connection to Earth's distant past.
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