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Marchesini-Federici Trekking Lodge at Pagarì, 2627 meters (8700 feet)
Translated by my dear friend Dolphin.
The Lodge.
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It rises on a little rocky promontory, with a large stone retaining wall on the north side to enlarge its flat space.
Over the building to the west is the impressive face of Cima della Maledia.
To the north the terrain is covered with grassy vegetation of a fragile short-lived type and slopes down to the Pagarì Stream, while the horizon beyond opens up to the entire Alpine span: from the Monviso (N-NW) to the Gran Paradiso (N).
By the lodge is a little natural botanical garden, the highest one in the Maritime Alps; an illustrated guide for its garden is available.
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The original prefabricated cabin (3 meters × 5) of pinewood was constructed in the summer of 1912 with the name “Rifugio Pagarì” (Pagarì Mountain Cabin). |
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The cabin was enlarged between August and October of 1937 with the addition of two rooms made of stone (two of three among the current bedrooms, 3 meters × 3 each). The original prefabricated cabin became the kitchen. |
In 1949, with a bequest of Federico Federici's family, war damages to the lodge were repaired and in 1951 it was renamed “Rifugio Federici” (Federici Trekking Lodge) at Pagarì.
In 1982, thanks to a bequest of Ettore Marchesini's family, the kitchen floor was replaced and more comfortable wooden beds were installed in one of the bedrooms. Again the name of the lodge was changed and become the “Rifugio Federici-Marchesini” at Pagarì.
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New
construction began in 1996 and was completed on August 8th, 1998: sanitary
facilities were installed; the original prefabricated building was pulled
down and replaced with a new one-story building of wood and bricks, with a
loft. This building contains a coffee bar / kitchen and dining room. A last construction began in 2011 and was completed on October 26th, 2011: sanitary facilities were doubled, and a new bedroom built. |
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