Rifugio Franco Remondino

Rifugio Franco Remondino — usually called simply Rifugio Remondino — is a staffed mountain hut (rifugio alpino) of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI), owned and operated by the CAI's Cuneo section. It stands in the Maritime Alps (Alpi Marittime) in the Italian region of Piedmont, within the municipality of Valdieri in the Province of Cuneo, at an elevation of about 2,430 metres above sea level. The hut lies in the area of the Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime, a protected alpine landscape on the Italian side of the range near the French border. As a mountain hut, the Rifugio Remondino is a hospitality and refuge facility rather than a conventional hotel: it provides dormitory and room accommodation, meals and shelter for hikers, climbers and ski tourers, and it serves as a base for routes in the surrounding valleys and peaks. The current structure offers 46 beds in six rooms plus a dormitory, with indoor and outdoor sanitary facilities, hot showers and telephone service. During the closed season a winter room with 12 beds, blankets and mattresses remains available. The hut is normally open continuously through the summer season; the official site states that it is open daily from 23 May to 4 October, with the 2026 season announced on that basis. Shoulder-season and weekend openings are also announced through the hut's news page and social media, and the winter room allows off-season use. The rifugio is run by a resident keeper (gestore); the official site identifies Marco Ghibaudo, a 34-year-old from Borgo San Dalmazzo in the Cuneo valleys, as the person behind the hut, describing his lifelong familiarity with the mountains around the province of Cuneo. Because it is a CAI hut, the Rifugio Remondino is part of a nationwide network of alpine refuges maintained by the Italian Alpine Club, whose sections own and manage huts across the Alps and Apennines. Its identity is therefore both a place of hospitality and a piece of alpine infrastructure: a trademarked, named refuge associated with a specific valley, a specific club section and a specific set of climbing and hiking routes. Its online presence combines practical information (opening dates, beds, services, telephone) with news, photographs and climbing-guide updates, reflecting the dual role of a modern alpine hut as both shelter and information point for the surrounding mountain area.

The Rifugio Franco Remondino is a mountain hut of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI), belonging to the club's Cuneo section. It is situated in the Maritime Alps in the Italian region of Piedmont, on the territory of the municipality of Valdieri in the Province of Cuneo, at an altitude of 2,430 metres above sea level. The hut takes its name from Franco Remondino, though the sources supplied here do not detail his biography; the refuge is commonly referred to simply as Rifugio Remondino. Like many CAI huts, the Remondino developed as part of the Italian Alpine Club's network of refuges that support mountaineering and hiking in the Alps. Its location in the Alpi Marittime places it within the area of the Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime, a regional nature park established to protect the alpine environment on the Italian side of the range near the French border. The hut serves as a base for walkers and climbers exploring the surrounding valleys and peaks, and it appears on standard Italian alpine maps, including the IGC 1:50,000 sheet 8 (Alpi Marittime e Liguri) and the IGC 1:25,000 sheet 113 (Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime). Over time the refuge has been maintained and updated to serve summer visitors. The current structure provides 46 beds in six rooms plus a dormitory, with indoor and outdoor sanitary facilities, hot showers and telephone service. A winter room with 12 beds, blankets and mattresses is available when the hut is closed. The hut is normally open continuously during the summer season; the official website states that it is open daily from 23 May to 4 October, and it publishes seasonal announcements — for example, a spring 2026 opening notice, an October 2024 weekend extension, and a May 2024 confirmation of the summer opening. The keeper identified on the official site is Marco Ghibaudo, a 34-year-old from Borgo San Dalmazzo in the Cuneo valleys, who describes a lifelong connection to the mountains around the province of Cuneo. The hut's online presence combines practical visitor information with news, photographs and updates such as a new climbing guide and reports on conditions, reflecting the role of a modern alpine refuge as both shelter and information hub for its mountain area.

• Summer opening confirmed as scheduled despite a slow start to summer.

• Hut extended its opening beyond 6 October, remaining open on weekends until the end of the month.

• Announcement of spring 2026 opening, with the hut to be ready and operating from March by reservation.

A traditional Club Alpino Italiano alpine refuge in the Maritime Alps, offering simple, seasonal mountain hospitality and a base for hiking and climbing in the Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime.

• Mountain hut accommodation

  46 beds in six rooms plus a dormitory, with indoor and outdoor sanitary facilities, hot showers and telephone service.

• Winter room

  A room with 12 beds, blankets and mattresses available during the closed period.

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2. 2Rifugio Franco Remondinowikidata.org
3. 3Rifugio Remondinode.wikipedia.org