The melting glacier is moving the Italo-Swiss border.

July 31, 2022

In the snowy Alps, the border between Switzerland and Italy has shifted as a glacier has melted, casting doubt on the location of an Italian mountain lodge. But the retreat of the Theodulus Glacier means the watershed has crept towards the Rifugio Guide del Cervino, a visitor's hotel near the 3,480-meter peak of Testa Grigia. The owner of the hotel insists that the hotel will remain on Italian soil: "Italian menu, Italian wine, Italian taxes." The governments of the two countries will make a decision on the border no earlier than 2023.