Barry, the legendary Saint Bernard dog that between 1800 and 1814, saved the lives of 40 people, lost or trapped in the Swiss Alps (St. Bernard Pass). Legend has it that Barry died on a rescue mission, at the hands of a lost soldier who, in the mistaken belief that the animal coming to his rescue was going to attack him, wounded it fatally with his bayonet.

In fact, Barry died peacefully in the monastery in 1814, at 14 years of age. A replica of his remains are in the Natural History Museum of Berne (Switzerland).

(Pré Saint Didier) St. Bernard Pass during the Summer     (Pré Saint Didier) St. Bernard Pass during the Winter




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