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 It is recommended that you make reservations in high summer and at weekends

 Refuges offer a bar and snack service to walkers outside of normal mealtimes

 Refuges will normally have a room which can be used as a bothy when the refuge is closed

 Camping is not permitted in the vicinity of most manned refuges

Bothies

Cabanes were built as summer homes for the bergers (shepherds and herdsmen) who look after the sheep, cows and goats. The majority are still used for this purpose, especially during July and August. However, they may be available for use as a bothy when the shepherd is not in residence, or they may be locked. Some have a small side room available for the use of walkers.

A few of these cabanes have been adapted as permanent bothies, especially in the Ariège and Catalonia. Note that the sleeping platform is often in the roof space.

Camping

In this guide the American term ‘campground’ has been used for commercial or organised campsites, to distinguish them for wilderness campsites.