Stilfser Joch/Stelvio Pass Road at 2,758 meters with its 48-hairpin bends in the Ötztaler mountains, Eastern Alps, South Tyrol, Italy.
Internet source: At a height of 2,758 m the winding Stilfser Joch/Stelvio Pass Road is the highest in Italy. With its 48-hairpin bends on the South Tyrolean side alone, it is considered one of the most impressive mountain roads in the world. Internet source: The characteristic hairpin bends are cut into the steep slope, against the stunning background of the Stelvio National Park – making the Stilfser Joch Pass Road a popular cycling and motorcycling destination. The 49-km long prestige road project was completed between 1820 and 1825 under difficult conditions and in record time. Since then, this "Queen of Alpine Roads" has hardly changed.
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Location: Stilfser Joch/Stelvio Pass Road, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
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