Refuge Aoste is a
mountain hut in the
Valpelline, in the
Pennine Alps, owned by the
Club Alpino Italiano
The Club Alpino Italiano is the senior Italian alpine club which stages climbing competitions, operates alpine huts, marks and maintains paths, and is active in protecting the Alpine environment.
It was founded in Turin in 1863 by the then finan ...
. It is in the commune of
Bionaz
Bionaz ( Valdôtain: ; from 1939 to 1946) is a '' comune sparso'' which extends over of the North-Eastern Valpelline area of the Aosta Valley region of northwest Italy. The commune lies on the left side of the river Dora Baltea. The populat ...
,
Aosta Valley, Italy.
History
The first refuge was built in 1908, but destroyed by an avalanche in 1951. It was rebuilt and inaugurated in 1956, but in 1990 lost its roof. The current hut opened in 1995.
External links
Mountain huts in the Alps
Mountain huts in Aosta Valley
Mountain huts of Club Alpino Italiano
Official website{{Italy-geo-stub