The Vittorio Emanuele II Refuge is a starting point for climbing the Gran Paradiso, the Ciarforon and other summits in the mountain range and can be reached in two hours on foot from Pont di Valsavarenche; it is immersed in the tranquility of the Gran Paradiso National Park. It is possible to reach the F. Chabod Refuge in two hours; a stopping point along Alta Via (High Route) n°4 situated in a picturesque position.

Services

Prices

Prices are valid from 01/12/2023 to 30/11/2024

Notes

Free overnight stay for coach drivers and holiday representatives who are providing assistance to groups of at least 25 persons, organised by travel and tourist agencies

How to get here

By car

Aosta Ovest-Aymavilles motorway exit. At the motorway exit go straight on towards Aosta until you reach the roundabout: turn left here and carry on along strada statale (main road) 26 towards Mont Blanc going past Sarre castle on your right and past the town of Saint-Pierre.
Keep going straight on along the main road and you will arrive at Villeneuve. Having gone past the town continue along the entire straight stretch of the strada statale (main road) up to the junction for Introd-Rhêmes-Valsavarenche, turn right and go uphill until you reach Introd. Go past the town and, when you reach the next junction, turn left towards Valsavarenche and carry on uphill for approximately 12 km until you reach the centre of Valsavarenche, Dégioz. Carry on along the main road until you reach the hamlet of Pont where the road ends and where you will find the parking area. The refuge can be reached on foot in approximately two hours.

By public transport

The nearest train station is in Aosta.
Scheduled Coach service as far as Pont (approximately 3 trips a day).