Rifugio Città di Mantova

Rifugio Città di Mantova is an Italian mountain hut (rifugio) situated at 3,498 metres above sea level on the Ghiacciaio del Garstelet, within the municipality of Gressoney in the Aosta Valley, in the Monte Rosa massif of the Pennine Alps. It is owned and operated by the Mantova section of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI), Italy's national alpine association. The hut was inaugurated in 1974 and underwent a significant expansion in 2009. It offers 80 sleeping places for mountaineers and is typically staffed from late March to mid-April and from mid-June to mid-September, though the official website advertises a summer 2026 season running from 30 May to 13 September. The rifugio serves as a base for ascents of numerous Monte Rosa summits, including the Dufourspitze (4,634 m), Zumsteinspitze (4,563 m), Signalkuppe (4,554 m), Lyskamm Orientale (4,532 m), Parrotspitze (4,434 m), Ludwigshöhe (4,341 m), Schwarzhorn (4,322 m), Vincent-Pyramide (4,215 m), Balmenhorn (4,167 m) and Punta Giordani (4,046 m). It is also a waypoint on high-altitude traverses linking it to other huts such as the Rifugio Città di Vigevano, Rifugio Guglielmina, Rifugio Quintino Sella and the Monte-Rosa-Hütte. Access is typically gained from Alagna Valsesia via cable car to Passo dei Salati and then on foot over the Stolemberg and Punta Indren across the Indren glacier, or from Gressoney-La-Trinité in the Lys valley via Gabiet and Hochlicht. The hut is a commercial hospitality operation within the CAI network, offering accommodation, meals and logistical support to alpinists, and it maintains a web presence with online booking and webcams. Its name honours the city of Mantova (Mantua), whose CAI section founded and continues to manage it.

The Rifugio Città di Mantova was inaugurated in 1974 by the Mantova section of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI), the Italian national alpine club. It was built to provide shelter and logistical support for mountaineers attempting the high summits of the Monte Rosa massif, particularly those accessible from the Lys valley and the Gressoney area. In 2009 the hut underwent a significant expansion, increasing its capacity and improving its facilities. It remains under the ownership and management of the CAI Mantova section and is one of several huts in the Aosta Valley that serve the Monte Rosa climbing routes. The hut is staffed seasonally, typically from late March to mid-April and from mid-June to mid-September, and it maintains a website with online booking and webcams. For the summer 2026 season, the official website lists an opening period from 30 May to 13 September.

• 2026

  Summer season advertised from 30 May to 13 September.

• 2009

  Underwent a significant expansion.

• 1974

  Inaugurated by the CAI Mantova section.

High-altitude alpine hut and mountaineering base in the Monte Rosa massif, operated by the CAI Mantova section.

• Mountain hut accommodation (80 beds)

• Meals and refreshments for mountaineers

• Online booking

• Webcams and time-lapse webcams

1. 1Rifugio città di Mantova - Official Websiterifugiomantova.it
2. 2Rifugio città di Mantova - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Rifugio Città di Mantova - Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org