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San Bernardino is a mountainous village in the canton of
The old ''Mulattiera'' is still visible and in good condition, this was the path for horses before the construction of a road in 1770 by the adjacent municipalities. In 1812 the state (or canton) of Graubünden built a new road that is actually the one still in use for local traffic and across the pass, whereas the tunnel traffic uses a newly built road that avoids serpentines to allow a fluent traffic.
The walls were built then as dry walls and were restored in 1995 because the road has still to work as a replacement for the tunnel if it has to be closed. The restoration was completed with a minimum amount of concrete reinforcements.Historic Road dating 1812 being restored (german)
San Bernardino on Graubünden Ferien, official tourism board for holidays in switzerland in this area.
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in Switzerland
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. It is the southern entry point to the San Bernardino tunnel, which complemented the road over the San Bernardino Pass
San Bernardino Pass (, , ) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina (Misox) valleys between Thusis ( canton of Graubünden) and Bellinzona ( canton of Ticino). Located in the far eastern side ...
in 1967, opening a new all-year-round road to crossing the Alps
The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
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The village is part of the municipality of Mesocco. The language spoken is Italian, one of the three official languages in the canton of Graubünden
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The church dates from around 1450, only years before the ''Viamala'' gorge bridge was opened for traffic, multiplying traffic across the pass.
Traffic
The old ''Mulattiera'' is still visible and in good condition, this was the path for horses before the construction of a road in 1770 by the adjacent municipalities. In 1812 the state (or canton) of Graubünden built a new road that is actually the one still in use for local traffic and across the pass, whereas the tunnel traffic uses a newly built road that avoids serpentines to allow a fluent traffic.
The walls were built then as dry walls and were restored in 1995 because the road has still to work as a replacement for the tunnel if it has to be closed. The restoration was completed with a minimum amount of concrete reinforcements.Geography
Lagh Doss is located close to the village. The municipality encloses ''Val Curciusa'', a valley lying north of Bocchetta di Curciusa and therefore emptying its waters towards theRhine
The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Swit ...
river and the North Sea instead of the Adriatic Sea as in most Italian spoken areas of the canton of Graubünden.
Climate
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External links
* * *San Bernardino on Graubünden Ferien, official tourism board for holidays in switzerland in this area.
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