A wild road to Refuge Grand Tournalin
Refuge Grand Tournalin is a high mountain refuge at an elevation of 2.535m (8,316ft) above the sea level, located in the Alps in Aosta Valley, Italy. It's one of the highest mountain roads of Italy.
The hut is located in the Valle di Nana, in the Pennine Alps, a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. Located in the grassy basin 2600mt Alpe Tournalin Superior, the Grand Tournalin refuge is a three-storey building in copper and stone. Built in 1994 by the Family Becquet, the shelter has 45 beds. The road to reach the refuge is gravel. It can be done with a 4wd car. It’s usually open only some weeks of summer.
Pic: Peter Westöö