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Alter Spittel (Old Hospice) Simplon Pass

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Alter Spittel (Old Hospice) Simplon Pass

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Alter Spittel (Old Hospice) Simplon Pass

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    September 7, 2023

    The former hospice "altes Spittel" stands below the Alptafel Niwe east of the Gampisch plain. Kaspar Stockalper had the tower-like building built to offer mules, goods and pack animals free protection. The upper three floors served as a summer residence for the Stockalper family. The building was completed in 1666. Merchants and mule drivers were accommodated up until 1831, before the old hospital was replaced by the hospice on the Simplon Pass. Today the Stockalperweg leads directly past the old Spittel.

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      Impressive building from the late Middle Ages

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          Location: Simplon, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

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