You'll find some excellent hiking guidebooks by clicking here.

The Club Alpino Italiano owns about 600 huts in the mountain districts. They publish an annual guide with a map and information on access, equipment and tariffs for each one, according to grade. To inquire about the books, contact:

Club Alpino Italiano
Via E. Fonseca Pimental 7
20127 Milan
tel. 011-39-02-2614-1378
fax. 011-39-02-2614-1395

The Touring Club Italiano publishes several volumes giving detailed mountain itineraries and excursion information that includes the huts on the itineraries. Contact:

Touring Club Italiano
Corso Italia 10
20122 Milan
tel. 011-39-02-85261
fax 011-39-02-852-6320

• Rifiugi e Bivacchi: A fantastic site listing all the huts and refuges in Italy, with lots of photographs and maps.
• Trekking Italia offers 100s of group and individual acitivities to its members.
• Mountain Climbing and Hiking in the Dolomites
• Accessible Nature Excursions in Gran Paradiso National Park