Simple Simplon
We have used the Simplon pass many times to get from the Italian lakes across into Switzerland (Brig) then via Geneva to France. Just completed the route today and am pleased to report that it is almost free of roadworks and the road surface on the Italian
side is now excellent (the Swiss side was good anyway - of course).
This is a fairly quiet road although a little busier than I recall, no doubt due to the improvements. It seems not many years ago that between Domodossola and the frontier there was an unmade road. The Swiss are also extending the motorway that runs in the
Lausanne direction from Brig so that will improve things even more.
Currently staying near Zermatt and tomorrow we hope to get a good view of the Matterhorn from the railway up the mountain. Fingers crossed for the weather.