St Gotthard - Hospice / Museum

(Local Name: Museo Nazionale) 500 m/1,641ft beyond the St Gotthard pass, on the old road, is the St Gotthard Hospice (2,095 m/6,874ft; founded in the 14th C. but frequently rebuilt and now a protected national monument) with a hotel of the same name, a weather station and the National Gotthard Museum (Museo Nazionale del San Gottardo). The collection records the development of the pass (relief models, minerals, weapons, uniforms, documents, etc.).

From here it is a 45-minute walk to the Sellasee (2,231 m/7,320ft) and a 3.5-hour climb (with guide) to the summit of the Pizzo Centrale (3,003 m/ 9,853ft).