Great San Bernadino Pass

The Great St Bernard Pass at 2,469 m (8,100 ft)) is the third highest road pass in Switzerland. It connects Martigny, Switzerland with Aosta in Italy. It is the lowest pass lying on the ridge between the two highest mountains of the Alps, Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa. It is located on the main watershed that separates the basin of the Rhône (flowing west) from that of the Po (flowing east).

The Great St Bernard is one of the most ancient passes through the Western Alps, with evidence of use as far back as the Bronze Age and surviving traces of a Roman road. In 1800, Napoleon's army used the pass to enter Italy,

The road winds through very steep gorges and high along ridges. There are many tunnels and bridges. Avalanche tunnels dot the route.Leggi altro