Refuge Plan Lombardie

Enjoying an ideal location, this mountain hut provides outstanding panoramic views over the La Platière stream at the foot of the majestic Cheval Noir. Rising to 2,832 metres, the Cheval Noir’s summit provides a magnificent view of the Madeleine Pass and the Grand Pic de la Lauzière. In the summer, the site becomes an extensive area of pastureland shared between several farmers. In the Middle Ages, the word “ Lombard” was used to refer to mountain pastures used by herdsmen from Lombardy who kept their livestock on them. In those days, the Savoyards tended to call anywhere beyond the Alps “Lombardy”.