Aerial view of Fenetre lakes and the massif of Mount Blanc at sunrise, Ferret valley, Valais canton, Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard (St. Bernard mountain pass), Switzerland, Europe

Hiker stands near the shore of Fenetre lake admiring the sunset over the massif of Mount Blanc, Ferret valley, Valais canton, Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard (St. Bernard mountain pass), Switzerland, Europe

Sunrise view over the shore of Fenetre lake with the massif of Mount Blanc, Fenetre lake, Ferret valley, Valais canton, Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard (St. Bernard mountain pass), Switzerland, Europe

Cyclists including Lance Armstrong and yellow jersey Alberto Contador in the Tour de France 2009, at the Grand St. Bernard Pass, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Cyclists in the Tour de France 2009, at the Grand St. Bernard Pass, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Boardwalks for visitors to the waterfalls in a steep gorge, Gorges du Durnand, Great St Bernard Pass, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

View from the Italian side towards the hospice on the Great St. Bernard Pass, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Saint Bernard pass, connecting the Wallis (Switzerland) with Italy.

View of Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard across the lake, Great St Bernard Pass, Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard, Colle del Gran San Bernardo, Western Alps, Italy, Europe

Boardwalks for visitors to the waterfalls in a steep gorge, Gorges du Durnand, Great St Bernard Pass, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Waterfalls in a steep gorge, Gorges du Durnand, Great St Bernard Pass, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Hospice and convent of the Canons Regular, Great St Bernard Pass, Colle del Gran San Bernardo, Col du Grand Saint-Bernard, 2469 m, Switzerland, Italy, Europe

Waterfalls in a steep gorge, Gorges du Durnand, Great St Bernard Pass, Valais, Switzerland, Europe