The Refuge is located in Thures (m.1684), largest one of the villages in Val Thuras (Highest part of Susa valley). The village lays in a natural environment still untouched, particularly beautiful, with wide silent spaces, splendid summery bloom of every alpine variety and a lot of wilds . Thures is also of great interest for its typical constructive technology (still found in Troncea and Argentera valleys and in the neighbor Queyras ) characterized by stone houses overhung by imposing wood structures and a roof realized with larch tiles (scandole ) . The building used for the Refuge (typical example of the area rural architecture ) stays on the village small square in front of a beautiful octagonal Fountain, dated 1623, which holds carved in the stone the symbols of the Dauphinat, and that has suggested the name for the Refuge itself. The building was made in 1714 (as it is testified by the record on the facade monk that holds the truss of the roof ) and has been restructured in nineties with a technique that has conserved all the possible structures and masonries and restored those unusable with the same materials and same techniques.

At ground floor you will find the kitchen and the dining room for the hosts. At first floor there are 5 rooms with 4/5/8 places for a total of 24 beds. The common services (wc ,washbasin ,showers) are at the same floor. In order to have hot shower,a token is requested (1 Euro). Blankets are supplied by us, while the hosts must carry towels with them; the sleeping cloth bag it's required, anyone unprovided can rent it at a 2 Euros fee. .

The dinner (fixed menu) is composed by 3 appetizers, a first dish, a second with contour, cheese and sweetcake. The homemade meal uses genuine products, generally found in the surrounding area. It is advisable to ask in advance for eventual intolerances or the need for an alternative vegetarian food.

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