Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime / Parc National du Mercantour
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R144
Rifugio Ellena-Soria » Refuge de la Madone de Fenestre
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3h05 |
7.01 km
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681 m
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564 m
From the Ellena-Soria hut the trails heads into the valley and then up again, southwards, to the narrow Fenestre pass. There it enters French territory at the heart of the Mercantour national park. It passes close to the Fenestre lake and heads down to the Madone de Fenestre hut, the stage destination facing the Caïres de la Madone.
From the pass, a view over the Cervin mountain and Mount Rose can be enjoyed on clear days. The trail descends directly to the south along a path (old Roman road) marked in green and yellow, which winds its way through the scree, passing close to former military buildings to reach Fenestre lake (2,266m). Then walk along the west bank of the lake and head down to the Fenestre meadowland. Pass close to an isolated, triangular black rock (2,171m) near a spring before arriving at a junction (2,065m). The trail joins the GR® 52, marked in red and white, which leads along a winding track to the Madone de Fenestre hut (Madone de Fenestre sanctuary). From this site, there is a view over the Gélas (3,143m) and the ridge linking Mount Colomb to Mount Ponset. The hamlet is built around the chapel that shelters the statue of the Virgin, which tradition attributes to Saint Luke. (Paul Guglielmi, CDRP 06)
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In den FFCAM-Hütten im Mercantour-Nationalpark kann in der Hauptsaison nur online reserviert werden (mit Anzahlung). Die Hütten waren Ende August sehr voll, deshalb ist eine frühzeitige Reservation sinnvoll.
Über den Colle di Finestra flüchteten im September 1943 mehrere hundert jüdische Männer, Frauen und Kindern vor den Nazis von Frankreich nach Italien. Der Weg, über den die Etappe R144 verläuft, ist heute als Erinnerungsweg ausgewiesen. Hier dazu mehr:
http://resistenza.eu/fluchtweg-juden-seealpen/
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About the Colle di Finestra fled in September 1943, several hundred Jewish men, women and children from the Nazis from France to Italy. The path through which runs the stage R144 is today recognized as Memorial Walk. Here read more: http://resistenza.eu/fluchtweg-jews-seealpen/
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3h05 |
7.01 km
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681 m
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564 m
Favourites, criticisms ? Make your personal comments on this stage. For more general notes please use the comments section of the page Over to the Via Alpinists.