If X is a Hilbert space and V is a subspace, given x e X/V the best approximation IIv(x) to x from V can be constructed in the following way: we consider a ball Br centered at x and intersecting V, then we take the (Chebyshev) center of Br ∩ V. In Banach spaces the centers in V of Br ∩ V (which depend on r) are related to a different map of « approximation ». Here we introduce the notions of « sheltered point » and « shelter » of a bounded set, and we obtain in Banach spaces information about IIv(x) starting from the shelter of Br ∩ V. The notion of sheltered point turns out to be of some interest by itself, since translates problems of simultaneous worst approximation.
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