The famous three towers anchor a corner of the Dolomites that works brilliantly as a first hut-to-hut trip: string together the Locatelli, Pian di Cengia and Comici refuges over two or three days and you get iron-grey walls, wildflower shelves and strudel on tap. Paths are broad and superbly marked. Book refuge beds by spring for July and August, and carry cash — some huts still wave away cards with a shrug.
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