What is Great St Bernard Pass?
[[File:GreatStBernardPassAugust232023 03.jpg|thumb|200x200px|The ''hospice'' buildings and the lake on the Great St Bernard Pass]] The '''Great St Bernard Pass''' is a [[mountain pass|pass]] between [[Switzerland]] and [[Italy]]. Hi is 2469 metres high. On the pass is the Great St Bernard [[lake]]. It’s a international ''border Pass'', situated on the [[drainage divide]] between northern [[Europe]] and southern Europe. Throughout history the road of the Great St Bernard Pass has been an important [[trade route]]. In [[ancient history]] the pass was called by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] ''Mons Jovis'' in [[latin]] language. The road between [[Lausanne]] in western Switzerland and [[Aosta]] in [[Valle d'Aosta|Aosta valley]] region (Italy), and also the [[Great St Bernard Tunnel]] cross the pass. The [[Hiking|hiking path]] on the pass ist part of the old [[pilgrimage]] route from northern Europe to [[Rome]]. [[Category:Valais]] [[Category:Aosta Valley]] [[Category:Mountain passes]] [[Category:Alps]]