Gotthard Pass & National Gotthard Museum
Passo del San Gottardo
A thousand-year-old throat for north-south traffic in Switzerland. The pass has an old hospice and the Gotthard museum, and the south slope is the stone-paved Tremola old road.
Gotthard Pass rises to 2,106 m and has been a key route across the Alps since the 13th century. The old hospice on the pass offers accommodation, and the neighboring National Gotthard Museum covers stagecoaches, tunnel construction and transport history. The Tremola road descending to the south is paved with granite blocks, and its 24 consecutive hairpin bends are a pilgrimage route for drivers and cyclists. It is about 25 minutes' drive from Andermatt, and a postal bus runs here in summer. The pass is windy and cold, so bring a jacket.
Opening hours
Approx. June–Oct; museum approx. 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Nearby sights
- Sasso San Gottardo
- Hospental Castle Tower
- Gemsstock
- Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
- Andermatt Village & St. Peter and Paul Church
- Glacier Express
- Devil's Bridge & Schöllenen Gorge
- Nätschen