The Vittorio Emanuele II Refuge is a starting point for climbing the Gran Paradiso, the Ciarforon and other summits in the mountain range and can be reached in two hours on foot from Pont di Valsavarenche; it is immersed in the tranquility of the Gran Paradiso National Park. It is possible to reach the F. Chabod Refuge in two hours; a stopping point along Alta Via (High Route) n°4 situated in a picturesque position.

Free overnight stay for coach drivers and holiday representatives who are providing assistance to groups of at least 25 persons, organised by travel and tourist agencies

Aosta Ovest-Aymavilles motorway exit. At the motorway exit go straight on towards Aosta until you reach the traffic light: turn left here and carry on along strada statale (main road) 26 towards Mont Blanc going past Sarre castle on your right and past the town of Saint-Pierre.
Keep going straight on along the main road and you will arrive at Villeneuve. Having gone past the town continue along the entire straight stretch of the strada statale (main road) up to the junction for Introd-Rhêmes-Valsavarenche, turn right and go uphill until you reach Introd. Go past the town and, when you reach the next junction, turn left towards Valsavarenche and carry on uphill for approximately 12 km until you reach the centre of Valsavarenche, Dégioz. Carry on along the main road until you reach the hamlet of Pont where the road ends and where you will find the parking area. The refuge can be reached on foot in approximately two hours.

The nearest train station is in Villeneuve.
Scheduled Coach service as far as Pont (approximately 3 trips a day).