The Capanna Vittoria stands at Alpe Giumello, in the upper Valsassina, at about 1,540 metres; according to the huts portal it has a panoramic terrace with views over Lake Como and Lake Lugano, the Valsassina and the mountains from the Grigna to the Pizzo dei Tre Signori.
What to see and services
On the viewpoint stands a bench dedicated to the Nobel Prize physicist Cecil Frank Powell, who according to the portal spent his holidays there. Wikipedia names the Capanna Vittoria (1,536 m) as a stage of the climb to Monte Croce di Muggio from Mornico.
According to the Lombardy Region’s Rifugi di Lombardia portal the hut has 5 beds, 80 indoor seats, 120 outdoors, 80 places in the winter room. Services listed by the portal: discounts for groups and families; reachable by car; shuttle service; wheelchair access; animals allowed; internet; GSM coverage; sheets on request; duvets; children’s games; hot water; 220 V electricity; showers; local products; selection of bottled wines; vegetarian menus; menus for food intolerances; ATM payments.
Getting there
Access routes listed by the portal, with times and ascents:
- Da Casargo: 2 hours, 700 m of ascent, hiking route.
- Da Indovero-Narro: 1 hour 30 minutes, 600 m of ascent, hiking route.
- Da Vendrogno: 2 hours, 800 m of ascent, hiking route.
The portal states that it can also be reached by car.
Practical information
- Contacts according to the portal: +39 0341 840164, +39 348 9612499, info@capannavittoria.it, capannavittoria.it.
- Opening dates are indicative, and at the start and end of the season the portal advises phoning the hut before setting out.
- Height: 1,537 metres according to the portal’s data (1,600 in the portal’s text).
- According to the portal the Capanna Vittoria is in the municipality of Casargo; this page is linked to Bellano, the nearest lakeside municipality with a page on the site.