Rifugio Selleries

Rifugio Selleries is an alpine mountain hut (rifugio) located at 2,030 metres in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, within the Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavrè, a nature park in the Cottian Alps. It sits beside the Alpe Sellereis, below Monte Orsiera, in the municipality of Roure. As a commercial hospitality brand, the rifugio operates as a small, safe refuge in a remote mountain setting — a place to sleep, eat and rest for hikers, climbers and visitors exploring the surrounding alpine terrain. The hut is open all year round, a distinctive feature for a high-altitude refuge, and takes bookings exclusively by email. It maintains a digital presence through its official website and Instagram, where it publishes daily updates and a diary ('Il diario della banda') documenting life and conditions at the refuge. The website presents the rifugio as 'a small safe place in a disquieting world — like an oasis in a great desert or an island in a stormy sea,' framing the brand around shelter, safety and mountain hospitality. Rifugio Selleries serves as a base for classic alpine excursions in the Orsiera - Rocciavrè park. Monte Orsiera (2,890 m) can be reached in roughly two and a half to three hours, and Punta Cristalliera (2,801 m) via its normal route in about two and a half hours. The hut is also a staging point on the multi-day Giro dell'Ossiera trek through the nature park. Access on foot is typically from the Chisone Valley, starting at Villaretto Chisone and passing through Borgata Selleiraut, a climb of two and a half to three hours; alternatively, a rugged off-road vehicle can drive up to the hut. The brand is small-scale and locally rooted, with no known corporate parent or chain affiliation. Its identity rests on the physical refuge, the surrounding protected landscape, and the personal management that runs it — the website references 'years of management' as a point of pride. It is a niche but well-known name among Italian and German-speaking alpine hikers, appearing in German-language hiking literature such as the Rother Wanderführer guide to northern Piedmont.

Rifugio Selleries is an alpine shelter (Schutzhütte) at 2,030 metres in the Piedmont region of Italy, situated in the Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavrè, a nature park in the Cottian Alps, next to the Alpe Sellereis and below Monte Orsiera. Its location places it within the municipality of Roure, in the Chisone Valley area of the province of Turin. The hut's history is tied to alpine pastoral and mountaineering traditions of the Cottian Alps. The name derives from the locality 'Sellereis' / 'Selleiraut' in the Chisone Valley, from which the main walking approach begins. Over time the rifugio became a recognised staging point for excursions in the Orsiera - Rocciavrè park, including ascents of Monte Orsiera (2,890 m) and Punta Cristalliera (2,801 m), and a stop on the multi-day Giro dell'Ossiera trek. Access to the hut is on foot from Villaretto Chisone via Borgata Selleiraut, a climb of roughly two and a half to three hours, or by off-road vehicle on a rugged track. The rifugio is open all year round and takes bookings only by email, a model that reflects its small, owner-operated character. Its official website and Instagram account publish daily updates and a diary ('Il diario della banda'), documenting conditions and life at the refuge. The hut appears in German-language alpine hiking literature, including Iris Kürschner's Rother Wanderführer guide 'Piemont Nord – vom Monte Rosa bis zum Monviso' (Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2009), indicating its recognition among German-speaking hikers. It is recorded as a building in Roure, Italy, in structured data sources such as Wikidata.

• Rifugio Selleries is recorded as a building in Roure, Italy, in Wikidata.

• The hut is featured in Iris Kürschner's Rother Wanderführer guide 'Piemont Nord – vom Monte Rosa bis zum Monviso' (Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2009).

A small, year-round alpine refuge offering safe shelter and hospitality in the Orsiera - Rocciavrè nature park, positioned as an oasis for hikers and nature lovers in the Cottian Alps.

• Overnight accommodation at 2,030 m

• Meals and refreshments for hikers

• Base for Monte Orsiera and Punta Cristalliera ascents

• Staging point on the Giro dell'Ossiera multi-day trek

1. 1Rifugio Selleries - Rifugio Selleriesrifugioselleries.it
2. 2Rifugio Sellerieswikidata.org
3. 3Rifugio Selleriesde.wikipedia.org