Given Italians’ love for hiking and being close to nature, their hills and mountains are dotted with Refuges and Bivouacs, offering food and lodging. Note that “rifugio” can refer to anything from a smart chalet-hotel to a snack bar at the top of a cable-car line. While called a Mountain Huts in English, these can sometimes be large, comfortable rustic hotels with spacious restaurants serving excellent local dishes.