Monte Viso Tunnel
The Monte Viso Tunnel (Italian: Buco di Viso; French: Pertuis du Viso) is an Alpine pedestrian tunnel excavated in the rock during the Renaissance and located eight kilometres north of Monviso (Cottian Alps), northern Italy. It is 75 m long, 3 m wide, and located at an altitude of 2,882 metres linking the villages of Crissolo in the modern Italian province of Cuneo and Ristolas in the French department of Hautes-Alpes.
The entrance of the tunnel by the Italian side | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Italian: Buco di Viso French: Pertuis du Viso |
| Coordinates | 44°42′43.81″N 7°03′59.18″E |
| Start | Monte Granero, Piedmont |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1479 |
| Opened | 1480 |
| Reopened | 1907, 1998, 2014 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 75 m |
| Width | 3 m |
| Route map | |
Opened in 1479, it is one of the most ancient tunnels of Italy and maybe one of the most ancient of Europe.
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