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Great St Bernard Pass

Route 21 / SS27 · Martigny → Aosta (Italy) · Switzerland / Italy

Length
40 miles
Drive time
1 h 30 min
Type
Mountain pass
Region
Europe

Before you go: Pass road closed roughly Oct–Jun (tunnel open year-round)

Napoleon marched an army over it; the monks bred the dogs at the top. Skip the tunnel and take the old road to the 2,469 m hospice, then drop into Italy for Aosta.

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