Alpine pass
Great St Bernard Pass
Home of the centuries-old Hospice and the St. Bernard rescue dog breed; one of the oldest documented Alpine crossings, used since Roman times.
- Elevation
- 2 469 m
- Connects
- Bourg-Saint-Pierre (Valais) to Aosta (Italy)
- Canton
- Valais
- Open
- June to October (the road tunnel below stays open year-round)
- Nearest town
- Bourg-Saint-Pierre (CH) / Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (IT)
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Photographs
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Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר, Espandero · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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