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North side of the Simplon pass down in Brig in the canton of Valais. It's worth when coming down from the pass summit to ride towards the center. We are standing here in front of the famous Stockalper palais.
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North side of the Simplon pass in Brig facing east to the Palace of Peter Stockalper.
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N 46°18΄52 E 007°59΄24
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N 46°18΄52 E 007°59΄24
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North side of the Simplon Pass, about 5km before Brig you will find this curved bridge in concrete structure, which was built on a very difficult, divergent terrain.
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Simplon pass summit. We look back on the road which comes up from Brig in the canton of Valais.
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N 46°17΄42 E 008°3΄17
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N 46°15΄3 E 008°1΄57
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Simplon pass summit. View towards north into the Valais and the Rhone Valley. Down in the valley is Brig.
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Simplon pass summit, looking west to the hospice. In the background is the Kaltwasser glacier, or better the rst of it.
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N 46°15΄3 E 008°1΄57
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N 46°14΄45 E 008°1΄29
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Simplon pass summit, view towards southwest. From the left, the road comes up from Domodossola.
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South side of the Simplon Pass, already on the Swiss side, village entry of Simplondorf. We are facing south, looking down into the Gondo gorge.
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N 46°14΄45 E 008°1΄29
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N 46°11΄39 E 008°3΄31
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My old red Varadero SD02 ABS, overlooking Peter Stockalper's palace. One of the big Swiss merchants, who had held the monopoly on the Simplon pass.
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Gondo canyon, exactly two serpentines after the border between Italy and Switzerland on the Swiss side. This canyon had challenged Napoleons pioneers a lot.
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N 46°18΄52 E 007°59΄24
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N 46°11΄56 E 008°7΄37
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