Rifugio Sanremo

Rifugio Sanremo

Rifugio Sanremo, June 2015
Rifugio Sanremo
Rifugio Sanremo (Italy)
Coordinates 44°03′26.3″N 7°43′57.9″E / 44.057306°N 7.732750°E / 44.057306; 7.732750Coordinates: 44°03′26.3″N 7°43′57.9″E / 44.057306°N 7.732750°E / 44.057306; 7.732750
Country Italy
Region Liguria
Administrative
district
Province of Imperia
Location between Cima della Valletta and Monte Simonasso[1]
Nearest
settlement
Triora
Elevation 2,054 m (6,739 ft)
Construction
Built in 1950 (1950)
Administration
Owner Club Alpino Italiano of Sanremo
Facilities
Total bedspaces
(incl. winter room)
30

Rifugio Sanremo is a refuge in the Ligurian Alps in Italy. Located at 2.054 m, is the highest mountain hut of Liguria.

History

Rifugio Sanremo was built in 1950 and widened in 1984 with an upper floor, where is now located a 30-places dorm. It was dedicated in 2012 to Agostino Gauzzi (nicknamed Tino), an Italian alpinist who was among the founders of the Sanremo branch of Club Alpino Italiano.[2] It is now a resort

Access

The hut can be reached by La Brigue (France), Briga Alta and Montegrosso Pian Latte (Italy). It is located on the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri.[3]

References

  1. Rifugio Sanremo "Tino Gauzzi", CAI-Sanremo, on-line on www.caisanremo.it (access: July 27, 2015)
  2. Se ne sono andati, La Repubblica article of July 14, 2013; on-line version on ricerca.repubblica.it (access: July 27, 2015)
  3. "Alta via dei monti liguri - 01 - Anello del Saccarello". www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it. Associazione Alta Via dei Monti Liguri. Retrieved 2015-07-27.

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