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Prarayer
Mountain refuges - BionazIt is possible to request assistance from the Alpine guides at the refuge.
G.B. Ferraro
Mountain refuges - Champoluc/Ayas/AntagnodThe building has three floors and is particularly warm and welcoming, even though it is situated at over 2000 metres above s.l.. It also provides food, being able to count on our chef famous for his delicious choice dishes (above all zuppa alla valdostana (Valle d'Aosta soup), polenta concia (polenta with cheese), brasato di cervo (braised venison), stinco di maiale al forno (oven cooked shin of pork), farfalle alla valdostana (Pasta bows cooked in the Valle d'Aosta style), pasticcio di polenta (polenta pie), patate e fontina (potatoes and fontina cheese).
Vieux Crest
Mountain refuges - Champoluc/Ayas/AntagnodThe refuge offers a very intimate and characteristic environment, with a delicious typical menu.
This hamlet can be reached in two minutes from the village of Frantzé below, or in the same amount of time from the arrival point of the Crest Moreleté cableway behind.
The village of Crest has numerous well restored structures, which often accommodate holiday makers during the summer. There is also an antique village oven, as you go into the town. It is a very peaceful place; the Vieux Crest refuge can also be found there, reachable via the small shady road amongst the rascard.
Vittorio Sella
Mountain refuges - CogneThe Refuge is a comfortable double construction in brickwork and consists of one floor. One of the buildings, which has been modernized, was King Victorio Emanuele II's old hunting house.
Monte Bianco - Cai Uget
Mountain refuges - CourmayeurThe refuge which is situated in Val Veny, at the foot of the Mont Blanc, is easily accessible in summer by car, and using the ski lifts in winter. The refuge is situated on the ski slopes of the Courmayeur ski resort, on the Val Veny side, and can be reached whilst wearing skis. Those wishing to do so have the possibility to ski off-piste.
Walter Bonatti
Mountain refuges - CourmayeurThe Walter Bonatti refuge, which opened on 1st August 1998, is a typical construction in wood and stone. It faces a stirring view which embraces the entire mountain range: from Col Ferret to Col de la Seigne.
Inside there is a cosy dining room, furnished with characteristic wood furniture with original dried flower compositions, and in winter, heated by a large majolica stove.
The refuge can offer you different types of room: small rooms with two beds, six-bedded rooms and spacious dormitories. The rooms, which have beautiful views, take the name of the summit which they look out onto.
The kitchen offers traditional dishes and typical Valle d'Aosta wines. Weather permitting, the specialities can also be enjoyed in the open on the wooden tables which are on the meadowland in front of the refuge.
The W. Bonatti refuge, and other Valle d'Aosta refuges, are involved in the EEteam project, "Research - Intervention for the realization of environmental management systems for mountain refuges."
Gabiet
Mountain refuges - Gressoney-La-TrinitéThere is a characteristic lounge for relaxation which is heated by a fireplace, and has a small mountain library.
The rooms are situated on two floors,
The refuge has been recently equipped with new bathrooms on the floors.
Orestes Hütte
Mountain refuges - Gressoney-La-TrinitéThe refuge is located at the foot of Monte Rosa, in the Indren basin, in the heart of the Monterosa Ski area.
An ideal destination for ski touring, off-piste skiing and snowshoeing enthusiasts in winter, trekkers, hikers and mountaineers in summer. An ideal place for lovers of nature and tranquility, it offers vegetarian and vegan cuisine.
Rifugio Magià
Mountain refuges - NusMagià is a mountain chalet in Val d’ Aosta. It is located in the Saint-Barthélemy valley, at 2007 meters above sea level, in the La Servaz locality of the municipality of Nus (AO).
Here you can enjoy the wild charm of the woods and high mountain meadows, the primitive beauty of the ridges and peaks, the magic of a clear starry sky, which takes your breath away. Traveling through the Saint-Barthélemy valley means immersing yourself in one of the most authentic and unspoiled natural settings, not only in Val d’ Aosta, but in the entire Alpine arc.
From the mountain chalet you can take numerous easy and medium-difficulty walks. You can choose the excursion suitable for you: various circuits are within everyone’s reach! Other slightly more demanding paths will take you to some of the peaks that surround us, from where you can admire unforgettable views. Getting to the Rifugio Magià is also very pleasant by bicycle (try it with the e-bikes for hire); the farm road in spring and summer is largely flat, easily accessible for the young and the old!
Gian Federico Benevolo
Mountain refuges - Rhêmes-Notre-DameDuring the spring it is an ideal place to downhill ski. The refuge offers national dishes and typical Valle d'Aosta cuisine in the summer.