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2. Tour du Mont Blanc - Wikipedia

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   The Tour du Mont Blanc or TMB is one of the most popular long-distance walks in Europe. It circles the Mont Blanc massif, covering a distance of roughly 165 kilometres (103 mi) with 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of ascent/descent and passing through parts of Switzerland, Italy and France. It is considered one of the classic long-distance hiking trails.

3. Italy–Switzerland border - Wikipedia

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   The border is a product of the Napoleonic period, established with the provisional constitution of the Helvetic Republic of 15 January 1798, restored in 1815. While this border existed as a border of Switzerland from 1815, there was only a unified Italian state to allow the existence of a "Swiss-Italian border" with the formation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, it previously comprised the ...

4. Tourism in Switzerland - Wikipedia

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   Tourism began in Switzerland with British mountaineers climbing the main peaks of the Bernese Alps in the early 19th century.. The Alpine Club in London was founded in 1857. . Reconvalescence in the Alpine, in particular from tuberculosis, was another important branch of tourism in the 19th and early 20th centuries: for example in Davos, Graubü

5. Great St Bernard Pass - Wikipedia

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   The Great St Bernard Pass is located near the western end of the Valais Alps, the next pass to the west, Col Ferret, marking the transition with the Mont Blanc massif.In that area, between Mont Dolent and Mont Vélan, the main crest of the Alps barely reaches 3,000 metres, unlike in the much higher section of the Valais Alps east of Mont Vélan and Grand Combin.

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   Travel+Leisure 1 day ago This 25-day Private Jet Trip Includes Stops in 9 Countries—Plus, a Free 9-night Cruise The free pre-trip cruise features a roomy suite with a private veranda and butler ...

7. Swiss Alps - Wikipedia

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   Despite the fact that Switzerland covers only 14% of the Alps total 192,753 square kilometres (74,422 sq mi) area, [3] [4] 48 out of 82 alpine four-thousanders are located in the Swiss Alps and practically all of the remaining 34 are within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the country's border. [5]