Funivie panoramiche del Plateau Rosa - Testa Grigia

The lifts linking Breuil-Cervinia with Plateau Rosa and Testa Grigia carry the history of high-altitude cable transport into the glacier landscape beneath the Matterhorn.

Why it matters

The first cableway to Testa Grigia opened in 1939, bringing visitors into the high-mountain environment without an ascent on foot. Successive replacements continued the development of Breuil-Cervinia as a high-altitude resort. The cross-border connection to Zermatt, completed in 2023, extended that story into a linked Alpine transport network.

What to notice

The upper station stands on the glacier terrace at about 3,480 metres, amid views toward the Matterhorn and the Monte Rosa massif. The lift infrastructure itself is part of the landscape's twentieth- and twenty-first-century history, contrasting with the surrounding glaciers and peaks.

Context and history

An aerial cableway of the Agudio type reached Testa Grigia in 1939 and was then among Italy's highest lifts. A modern cabin lift replaced it in 1991, and the upper sections were later renewed. In 2023 the Matterhorn Glacier Ride II linked Testa Grigia with the Klein Matterhorn, creating a cross-border connection between the Italian and Swiss lift systems.