The Bivacco Monte Col is a secluded and unforgettable mountain bivouac above Santo Stefano di Cadore in the Dolomites. It is always open and free to use.
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This map pinpoints 460-plus bivouacs across the Italian Alps from Mediterranean Sea to Slovenian border. For each of them coordinates are given and one link to external sources with more information and photos. Read more...Dolomites Solo Book
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Bivacco Malga Malgonera, Valle di San Lucano, Dolomites
The Bivacco Malga Malgonera is the best-equipped shelter I have ever visited, with two wood-burning stoves, 16 beds, an indoor toilet with running water, and even a hot-water shower.
A Night at Bivacco Spagnolli in the Dolomites
When you see Bivacco Giovanni Spagnolli from the route, with its white walls it looks like a high-elevation house. However, it was built as a mountaineering bivouac and named after the Italian senator of the same name, and it is managed by CAI Vigo di Cadore.
Bivacco Margherita Bedin, Pale San Lucano, Dolomites
When you are in the narrow, elongated San Lucano Valley in the Dolomites, the mountains of Pale di San Lucano form a vertical wall along its northern side. Bivacco Bedin sits on top of this wall, on Prima Pala, in a spectacular location.