Great St. Bernard Pass at 2,473 m (8,100 ft) - well above the tree line - is the third highest road pass in Switzerland.
It connects Martigny, in the canton of Valais in Switzerland, with Aosta in the region Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the lowest pass lying on the ridge between the two highest summits of the Alps, Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa.
Great St. Bernard is the most ancient pass 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.
It has breath taking, rugged views, with snowy patches even in the middle of Summer. The attached photos were taken July 8, 2017. I hope that you will enjoy them. Michael
