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Passo di San Giacomo

Scenic stop · Italy

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Scenic stop · Italy. Updated October 2026.

About this place

The northernmost point of Piedmont, on the Swiss border between Formazza and the Val Bedretto towards Airolo, under the Helgenhorn and the Marchhorn. Muleteers used it most in the 14th and 15th centuries; today the way over the top is an unpaved track.

Where it is

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9 km from Formazza

2,307 m above sea level

Around here

  1. 40kmHolzer Motos AGMoto shopSW
  2. 36kmMotomania By FabryWorkshopS
  3. 9kmFormazzaNearest town

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