LONGON, an alpine pasture, a refuge

SEASON 2026: The Longon lodge will be open from Saturday, May 30st to early October.

In winter time reservations should be made by email : refugelongon@gmail.com

In summer time by phone +33 (0)4 93 02 83 99

We offer the following accommodations: half-board (dinner, night, and breakfast), lunch : à la carte dishes  

Offers

We offer 3 types of half-board accommodation:

• In a small dormitory (maximum 6 people) with shared facilities, at €68 per adult.

• In a family/friends room with private facilities (minimum 4 people, maximum 6 people), at €78 per adult.

• In a double room with private facilities, at €88 per adult. (extra bed possible for one adult or a child.)

For children up to 10 years, the half-board in the dormitory costs €48, and €68 in a room.

Details

The half-board includes an Alpine dinner with a welcome drink and socca (a traditional dish from Nice County), as well as Alpine breakfast.

We provide pillowcases and fitted sheets. Blankets are available. Sleeping bags or duvets are strongly recommended; we also offer sleeping bags and bath towels at an additional cost. Lunchboxes on request.

We only require deposits for group booking. Accommodation and food : cash payment on site. We cannot accept credit cards, and there is no Wi-Fi available.

Once open, the lodge can be reached by phone at +33 (0)4 93 02 83 99, which does not take messages.

Pets are not allowed, as we are located in the central zone of the Mercantour National Park. We do not permit camping around the lodge given the presence of herds and sheepdogs. Please note that camping and pets are prohibited by the regulations of the Mercantour National Park.

At the pace of the Alpine farming...

Located at 2000m above sea level, the high mountain pastures welcome the herds until autumn. The family and the cheese dairy settle up there, more than an hour's away walk from the nearest road. In winter sheperds and heards return to our farm in Roure.

In summer we live at the rhythm of hikers, whom we welcome for a meal or a night in the old pastoral barn, now refurbished into a shelter with rooms and dormitories, as well as a cheese-making workshop. We serve generous meals inspired by farm life, dairy and cheesemaking.

Donkey transport is also part of our daily routine, to bring fresh products to the store. At the end of the summer season, the cheeses will be helicoptere-born to the valley. The family and herds will return to their winter quarters.