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CLOSED DURING WINTER
Open only the winter room, unmanaged, reservation not required.
from 20th June to 5th September.
Please check the opening status of the lifts before planning your trip:
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Half board
Half board accommodation includes
Dinner (2 first courses, 1 second course with side dish, bread and dessert), overnight stay, breakfast, tea for personal thermoses, tourist tax and free wi-fi access.
Bed and Breakfast
B and B includes
overnight stay, breakfast, tea for personal thermoses, tourist tax and free wi-fi access.
The Hut Regina Margherita is situated on Punta Gnifetti at a height of 4556m on the Mont Rosa massive. It is clearly visible from the valley and catches the eye of all who look up towards the peaks.
The hut has a winter room with 10 beds, blankets and gas for cooking. There are no pots, plates, forks, spoons or cups.
It is recommended to bring your own sleeping bag.
It is not possible to book.
During the summer opening of the hut, the winter room is not available.
It is the highest refuge in Europe, it houses an important labor for scientific research and it is dedicated to Queen Margaret of Savoy who overnighted in 1893, the year of its inauguration.
It sleeps 70 people in rooms with bunk beds and has a bar restaurant, communal bathrooms, electric lighting, 220V electric current, internet access and a library.
In 2002 Capanna Margherita obtained the UNI EN ISO 14001 Certification, proof of its minimal impact on the natural surrounding environment.
The Capanna Regina Margherita Observatory is a peculiar building which holds different records connected to its altitude. It is an essential point of reference for the Alpine rescue operations and it is also part of the historical and cultural heritage of the Italian Alpin Club (CAI).
However it should not be considered just as a mere mountain hut for alpinists but a more complex structure that gives the chance to facilitate the scientific research in high mountains.
Efforts to reduce the environmental impact are considerable and make the hut, as far as possible, modern and more environmentally friendly. It is managed according to the ISO14001 environmental certificate.
Due to the nature of the high altitude mountain and glacier where these trails are situated, we recommend that you have all high altitude equipment and mountaineering experience.
We advise you to hire a UIAGM Alpine Guide to accompany you.
Monte Rosa is the beginning and continuity of the history of Alagna,the small Walser village clinging to its southern wall. The refuges of Monte Rosa (Margherita Hut, Gnifetti Hut, Pastore Hut, Carestia Hut and Barba Ferrero Hut) are all part of its history and Alpine tradition and are the proud results of those who wanted and managed them for more than 100 years.
