Absolute Mountains 3 - The Cervino / Matterhorn @ 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) and around. Filmed in 5K

Aerial drone footage of the Alps in Valle d'Aosta around the gorgeous ski resort of Breuil Cervinia in Valtournenche (AO) Italy. Featuring the World famous Matterhorn (AKA Cervino) on the Italian side of the Alps at 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) and the Plateau Rosa, where you can cross the border with Switzerland and head to the pristine town of Zermatt (One that does not allow motor vehicles!). Breuil-Cervinia was founded in the first half of the XX century, and is today, together with Courmayeur, the most famous tourist centre in Valle d’Aosta. Breuil Valley is a vast basin at the top of Valtournenche, 2,000 metres high. Already known to mountaineers who attempted to climb Cervino at the end of the eighteenth-century, its fortunate tourist development was due to the large cable railway systems. Thanks to a considerable increase in the accommodation and sporting structures, this district is today a holiday resort of international level and fame. The ski resort offers unbeatable natural scenery, dominated by Cerv