🧭 The hut at a glance
The Rifugio Città di Mantova lies at 3,498 m directly on the Monte Rosa glacier, at the Garstelet, in the municipality of Gressoney-La-Trinité (Aosta Valley, Italy). The hut is owned by the Gressoney mountain guides’ association and was comprehensively refurbished in 2009. Its strategic position makes it an ideal base camp for the great ascents in the Monte Rosa massif.
🛏️ Beds
- 90–120 beds in heated rooms and dormitories with bunks
- Winter room with 4 emergency places outside the staffed season
- Spacious dining room seating around 100, with panoramic views of Monte Rosa
- Open in spring (late March to April) for ski tourers and in summer (June to September) for mountaineers
- Online booking via the hut website required
🍽️ Services
- Washrooms with showers on the lower floor
- Changing and equipment room for your kit
- Dinner with a choice menu (starter, main course, bread, dessert)
- Wi-Fi available
- Half board including breakfast and trail tea
⭐ What makes the Rifugio Città di Mantova special
- Situated right on the glacier – one of the few bases in the middle of the eternal ice of Monte Rosa
- Central starting point for the great Monte Rosa summits: Capanna Margherita, Piramide Vincent, Cristo delle Vette, Lyskamm, Dufourspitze and Colle del Lys
- Easily reached in around one hour of glacier walking from the Passo dei Salati/Indren top station (223 metres of ascent)
- The ideal staging post on the way to the highest hut in Europe, the Capanna Margherita
- Alternative approaches from Gressoney or Alagna Valsesia are possible
- Generous, modern facilities in the heart of the high mountains – a rare combination of comfort and glacier setting
