Rifugio Sanremo Explained

Rifugio Sanremo
Country:	Italy
Region:	Liguria
Admin District:	Province of Imperia
Mountain Range:	Ligurian Alps
Location:	between Cima della Valletta and Monte Simonasso^[1]
Place:	Triora
Coordinates:	44.0573°N 7.7328°W
Elevation:	2054
Owner:	Club Alpino Italiano of Sanremo
Ac Hut:	private
Bedspaces:	30

Rifugio Sanremo is a refuge in the Ligurian Alps in Italy. Located at 2,054 m, is the highest mountain hut in Liguria.

History

Rifugio Sanremo was built in 1950 and enlarged in 1984 with an upper floor containing a 30-bed 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]

Access

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

See also

• Monte Saccarello
• Monte Frontè
• Cima Garlenda

External links

• Web site: Rifugio Sanremo . .

Notes and 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, July 14, 2013, accessed July 27, 2015
3. Web site: Alta via dei monti liguri - 01 - Anello del Saccarello . . www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it . Associazione Alta Via dei Monti Liguri . 2015-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709062552/http://www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it/portale/it/tappa_per_tappa.wp . 2015-07-09 .