Unstaffed Shelters and Bivouac Huts

Rifugio di Sant'Elia hut (Collelongo, Aq)

Rifugio di Sant'Elia (Collelongo, Aq)

By Redazione Published: 07/08/2014

It does not stand on very high peaks; we are talking about mountains that barely top 2000 metres. That does not mean the area and the hut deserve to be ignored. Quite the opposite... The…

Rifugio Domenico Fioretti in the Val Chiarino

Rifugio Domenico Fioretti in the Val Chiarino

By Redazione Published: 24/09/2012

From the Lago della Provvidenza it is relatively simple to get to Rifugio Domenico Fioretti. The valley, a marvellous one, is tucked between the great bulk of Monte Corvo and the summits of the western…

Stazzo Camporotondo or Campo Rotondo

Stazzo Camporotondo or Campo Rotondo

By Redazione Published: 15/09/2012

The Stazzo di Camporotondo (a stazzo is a shepherds' stone enclosure) lies in one of the most isolated places, far from the big hikes and the best-known routes; however, the state of upkeep and preservation…

Rifugio Tito Zilioli on the saddle below Monte Vettore

Rifugio "Tito Zilioli"

By Redazione Published: 13/09/2012

A hut in a strategic position on the saddle linking Monte Vettore and Cima di Prato Pulito. The Rifugio Zilioli is a stone building from the 1960s, physically not very large.It is in fact an…

Rifugio Fonte Astuni and the Fonte Astuni spring, Vallelonga

Rifugio Fonte Astuni and the Fonte Astuni spring

By Redazione Published: 12/09/2012

In the living heart of the Vallelonga, one of the most beautiful valleys of the Abruzzo Apennines, the hut enjoys a highly respectable position, strategic for organising hikes.The hut is not normally open or staffed,…

Stazzo Gigi Panei (Primo Casale) at the Lago della Duchessa

Stazzo Gigi Panei (Primo Casale) at the Lago della Duchessa

By Redazione Published: 02/07/2012

The Val Fua is a narrow valley wedged between the steep faces of Monte Morrone and Monte Murolungo. Where the Val Fua comes out, at the upper mouth of the broad Caparnie valley ...The Duchessa…

Bivacco Pelino bivouac hut (2795 m) on the summit of Monte Amaro

Bivacco Pelino (2795 m)

By Redazione Published: 02/07/2012

Bivacco Pelino stands exactly on the summit of Monte Amaro, right next to the cross. The strategic importance of Bivacco Pelino lies precisely in its being providentially placed on the summit of Monte Amaro, a…