This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Scenic Drive Attractions In Swiss Alps

x
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps , represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions. The Swiss Alps extend over both the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps, encompassing an area sometimes called Central Alps. While the northern ranges from the Bernese Alps to the Appenzell Alps are entirely in Switzerland, the southern ranges from the Mont Blanc massif to the Bernina massif are shared with other countries such as France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The Swiss Alps comprise almos...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Scenic Drive Attractions In Swiss Alps

  • 2. Great St. Bernard Pass (Col Du Grand St. Bernard) Canton Of Valais
    Great St Bernard Pass 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 mountains of the Alps, Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa. The pass itself is located in Switzerland in the canton of Valais, very close to Italy. It is located on the main watershed that separates the basin of the Rhône from that of the Po.Great St Bernard is one of the most ancient passes 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, an event depicted in Jacques-Louis David's Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass and Hippolyte Delaroche's ...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Splugen Pass Splugen
    The Splügen Pass is a Alpine mountain pass of the Lepontine Alps. It connects the Swiss, Grisonian Thusis 5 kilometres to the north 675 metres below the pass with the Italian Chiavenna 21 kilometres to the south at the end of the Valle San Giacomo 1,789 metres below the pass.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. Klausen Pass Altdorf
    Klausen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri.The Klausen Pass is crossed by a paved road, which has a length, between Altdorf and Linthal, of 46 kilometres . The road approaches the summit from Altdorf via the Schächen Valley communities of Bürglen, Spiringen and Unterschächen, and descends to Linthal via the Urnerboden. The road is normally closed between October and May, due to the high snowfall on the pass. During the open period, a PostBus Switzerland service crosses the pass several times a day, connecting Fluelen stat...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 5. Maloja Pass Canton Of Graubunden
    Maloja Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the Engadine with the Val Bregaglia, still in Switzerland and Chiavenna in Italy. It marks the divide between the Danube and Po watersheds. The road from Chiavenna to Silvaplana with distances and elevation: 0 km Chiavenna 333 m 10 km Castasegna 696 m 13 km Promontogno 802 m 16 km Stampa 994 m 18 km Borgonovo 1029 m 19 km Vicosoprano 1065 m 27 km Casaccia 1458 m 32 km Maloja Pass 1815 m 33 km Maloja 1809 m 40 km Sils im Engadin/Segl 1798 m 44 km Silvaplana 1802 mThe Maloja Pass is open in winter. However, after heavy snowfalls the road may be closed for a couple of hours or for an entire day. Even if open, the road might be covered with snow making snow/winter tires, or chains, a necessity.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 6. Furka Pass Canton Of Valais
    Furka Pass , with an elevation of 2,429 metres , is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri. The Furka Oberalp Bahn line through the Furka Tunnel bypasses the pass. The base tunnel opened in 1982 and replaced a tunnel at 2100 m. The Furka Pass was used as a location in the James Bond film Goldfinger. Visitors can also park next to Hotel Belvédère, close to the summit, and take the short walk to the Rhone Glacier Ice Grotto. The glacier moves 30-40 metres each year, and the 100 m long tunnel and ice chamber can be visited from June when the road opens.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Swiss Alps Videos

Shares

x

Places in Swiss Alps

x

Regions in Swiss Alps

x

Near By Places

Menu