Simplon Pass & Hospice
Simplonpass
A historic pass at 2,005 meters, with a road built by Napoleon, a giant stone eagle sculpture from World War II and a hospice run by the Great St Bernard monks.
About 25 km south of Brig, the Simplon Pass is a historic route linking the Swiss canton of Valais with Italy. Napoleon had the pass road built between 1801 and 1805. At the summit stand a giant stone eagle sculpture from the Second World War and a hospice of the Great St Bernard monks, completed in the 1830s, which still welcomes travelers today. You can walk along the old Stockalper trade route, or take a postal bus from Brig, passing several viaducts along the way.
Opening hours
Open all day; inn open year-round
Nearby sights
- Stockalper Palace, Brig
- Thermalbad Brigerbad
- Massa Gorge & Gibidum Reservoir
- Villa Cassel / Pro Natura Centre Aletsch
- Bettmeralp
- Riederalp
- Belalp
- Aletsch Forest