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Simplon Pass

The grand Napoleonic-era Simplon Hospice, still run by Augustinian canons, and an engineering-landmark road commissioned by Napoleon.

Elevation
2 005 m
Connects
Brig (Valais) to Domodossola (Italy)
Canton
Valais
Open
Generally kept open year-round
Nearest town
Brig (CH) / Domodossola (IT)

Source: en.wikipedia.org

46.2517° N 8.0333° E · ValaisRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

Photographs

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Hp.Baumeler, Jean-Paul Wettstein · Wikimedia Commons + Pexels · CC BY-SA 4.0

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