Rifugio Torino Vecchio
Courmayeur, Italy
Rifugio Torino Vecchio
Colle del Gigante, Courmayeur, Italy
Ranking: Rifugio Torino Vecchio is ranked 33rd out of 78 accommodation options available in Courmayeur.
Classification: 2 Star Accommodation
Not all the structures which can be reached by cableway today can still be considered refuges. However, the two Torino refuges, deserve to be included in the list because of their historical importance - the Colle del Gigante has been used by mountaineers since the times of Horace-Benedict de Saussure - and the role which they play for mountaineers heading towards Mont-Blanc du Tacul, its satellites, and Dente del Gigante and Aiguille de Rochefort. They are two large brickwork structures, with bathrooms, although they are not especially comfortable also because of their altitude.
