Les Chalets de Platé since Praz Coutant

A sanatorium was a health care establishment when antibiotics hadn’t been discovered yet and tuberculosis was rampant.
As early as the 1920s, the Plateau d'Assy, enjoying pur air and long hours of sunlight, had been chosen to build several spas. The most daring architects were asked to design revolutionary buildings that relied on the sun for the essential care of the patients. Their fame was worldwide.

The trail that leads to the refuge of Platé was already used during ancient roman times to cross the “muraille des Fiz”.
Evidence of this use was discovered; a fibula, a sort of brooch or pin meant for fastening garments and considered as the ancestor of the safety pin was found on the trail. It is dates back from the High Roman Empire, that spread from 10 to 80 AD!

A depression of greenery in the immense lunar landscape of the Desert de Platé, a few cabins. You have arrived at the refuge called by the same name. Managed by the CAF (Club Alpin Français), its guards reserve you a warm welcome with a personal touch: Italian cuisine, homemade bread and jams, a little naturalist’s library and a telescope to observe ibexes and other wildlife.

But be careful not to give yourself up too much to this happiness! Sobriety is essential because water and energy are rare here!