Staying in a mountain hut: how it really works
2026 CAI rates, membership, booking, sheet liners and dormitory rules: the practical guide to sleeping in a rifugio in the Belluno Dolomites, with official figures and a real example.
Read MoreThe Belluno Dolomites in autumn: where to go and when
Larch and beech colour, the stag rut in the Cansiglio, mushrooms and chestnuts, what closes and when: a real guide to autumn in the Belluno Dolomites, with climate data and the actual rules.
Read MoreBelluno Dolomites National Park: what to see and how to visit it
The only national park entirely within the Veneto: 31,000 hectares, 15 municipalities, a quarter of Italy’s flora. Cadini del Brenton, Val Canzoi, Piani Eterni, paths, rules and how to get there.
Read MoreThe Alta Via trails of the Dolomites: which one to walk
Nine numbered long-distance routes, eight of them crossing the province of Belluno. Distances, stages, grades, huts and 2026 hut prices, and which three are the quietest.
Read MoreRifugio 7° Alpini: hiking to the hut below the Schiara, and the story behind its name
A complete guide to Rifugio 7° Alpini (1,502 m) beneath the south face of the Schiara: how to hike up from Case Bortot on CAI trail 501, ascent, times and difficulty — and the story of its name, from 735 mule journeys to Dino Buzzati’s 1951 report.
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