The San Giacomo Pass (
Italian: ''Passo San Giacomo'') is an Alpine pass connecting
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
and
Italy. It connects
Bedretto
Bedretto is a municipality and a village in the Val Bedretto, the upper most part of the river Ticino. It belongs to the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
In 1906 pre-Roman graves and a Roman era villa and co ...
on its northern side (valley of
Leventina) to
Formazza on its southern side.
The pass is located between the
Grieshorn
The Grieshorn (also known as ''Corno Gries'') is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. With an altitude of 2,969 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the Gries Pass, the ...
(west) and the
Marchhorn (east).
References
External links
San Giacomo Pass on Hikr
Mountain passes of Switzerland
Mountain passes of Italy
Mountain passes of the Alps
Mountain passes of Ticino
Lepontine Alps
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