Simplon Pass
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The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont. The pass itself and the
View of the Simplon Pass from above with the Rotelsee (left) and Lake Hopschu (right). Note the slightly lower marshland behind the road.
Post bus at the hospice
The Simplon Eagle
Panoramic view of the Simplon pass
Zwischbergen
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Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Simplon Pass
…Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont (Italy). The pass itself and the villages on each side of it, such as Gondo, are in Switzerland. The Simplon Tunnel was built beneath the vicinity of the pass in the early 20th century to carry rail traffic between the two…
Gondo church
Smuggler statue in Gondo
Valley of Zwischbergen
Gondo village