Shelter

The old hospice at the Simplon Pass, also known as the Alter Spittel, was built by Kaspar Stockalper around 1650.

 

Stockalper was a businessman who shaped the Simplon Pass and the entire region. Among other things, he had trade relations with Italy and France, and he set up the courier service with horse mail over the Simplon Pass between Milan and Geneva in 1640.

 

The old hospice is a five-storey building made of solid granite. It served as a shelter for travelers, goods, and pack animals. At that time, a mule track led over the Simplon Pass. Some of it is still accessible today. The path is known today as the Stockalperweg.

 

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EXIF

Canon EOS Ra

Sigma 28mm f/1.4 @ f/2

IDAS NBZ filter

iOptron SkyTracker Pro

Sky:

Panorama of 2 panels, each a stack of 10 x 60s @ ISO800 unfiltered + 5 x 120s @ ISO3200 with the NBZ filter

Foreground:

Single exposure of 30s @ ISO800

Done