If you plan some multi-day hiking and mountaineering self-supported tour in the Italian Alps, you will want to know that there are many options where you can have a shelter even for free.
Piz Boe Rifugio Dolomites Italy
Piz Boe Rifugio (2873 m) in Dolomites Italy is one out of three mountain huts on the Sella Group plateau, easily accessible by a lift, or by a walk from Pordoi Pass.
Tamar Hut (Planinski Dom Tamar – Slovenian Alps)
If you are in the Slovenian Alps, in particular in the Kranjska Gora area, and you have a few hours extra time, you would not want to miss visiting Tamar Hut (Planinski Dom Tamar).
Rifugio Corsi (Jof Fuart)
If you plan to climb Jof Fuart, then Rifugio Corsi will be your destination. I have been there and this is my report about the hut. Keep reading.
Bivak IV Skrlatica (Bivak na Rusju)
If you plan to stay a few days on high elevations above Vrata Valley in Slovenian Alps, Bivak IV Skrlatica (Bivak na Rusju) may be used as your main refuge.