Rifugio del Montanaro

#6055 among destinations in Italy

Hiking, Alpine hut

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Opened on September 22, 1963, and renovated in 2001, the Montanaro refuge is located at Poggio dei Malandrini, within the Teso Forest. The refuge is about a 2-hour walk from the towns of Maresca and Gavinana, and an hour from Monte Gennaio and the Fonte dell'uccelliera, about two hours from Corno alle Scale, taking the Sentiero Italia, and two and a half hours from Lake Scaffaiolo.

The hut is equipped with Photovoltaic Modules for autonomous production of Electricity, 12 beds and always open bivouac. There is also a large panoramic terrace with seating outside.

Coordinates: 44°5'9"N, 10°50'58"E

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Day trips

Rifugio del Montanaro – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Suspension Bridge, Capanno Tassoni, Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory, Church of Santa Caterina.

4.7 miSW
Bridge
Suspension Bridge, San Marcello Pistoiese
120 min walk • The Suspension Bridge of San Marcello Piteglio is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge or suspension footbridge in Italy, spanning the river Lima between the neighborhoods of Popiglio and Mammiano Basso, both located within the town limits of San Marcello Piteglio, province of Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.
5.9 miNW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Capanno Tassoni, Fanano
150 min walk • The Tassoni hut is located in the municipality of Fanano, in the Ospitale Valley, along the road leading to the Croce Arcana pass. It was built in 1962 on the initiative of Count Giuseppe Forni by enlarging and renovating a building constructed in...
2.7 miSW
Observatories and planetariums
Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory
70 min walk • The Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory, also known as the San Marcello Observatory and the Pian dei Termini Observatory, is an astronomical observatory in San Marcello Piteglio, Tuscany, central Italy.
3.6 miSW
Church
Church of Santa Caterina, San Marcello Pistoiese
92 min walk • The church of Santa Caterina is a Catholic place of cult of San Marcello Pistoiese.
4.5 miN
44°8'52"N • 10°49'22"E
Madonna dell'Acero, Lizzano in Belvedere
115 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Church
6 miNE
44°9'8"N • 10°55'41"E
Castello Manservisi, Porretta Terme
154 min walk • Historical place, Forts and castles
3.4 miS
44°2'18"N • 10°51'56"E
Museo e Rifugi Smi, San Marcello Pistoiese
87 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.5 miSW
Church
Church of Santa Maria Assunta
140 min walk • The Pieve di Santa Maria Assunta is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic rural parish church in the hamlet of Popiglio, in the town limits of San Marcello Pistoiese, province of Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Cupolino
75 min walk • Mount Cupolino is a peak of m. 1852 a.s.l. that lies on the main ridge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, between the Three Terms Pass, at m. 1785 a.s.l. and the Calanca Pass, at m. 1737 a.s.l.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Corno alle Scale
65 min walk • Corno alle Scale is a mountain in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, located in the territory of the municipality of Lizzano in Belvedere, with the northern slope and summit included entirely in the area of the metropolitan city of Bologna, of which it...
5.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Piella
138 min walk • Mount Piella is a rise in the high Bolognese Apennines included in the municipal territory of Alto Reno Terme and on the left side of the Rio Maggiore, from which it is visibly separated by a cliff called Balzo del Romìto.