I am thinking of walking from my house in Austria to Assisi in Italy to make a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Francis. I have walked the Camino in Spain and am familiar with maneuvering established pilgrimage routes. But I am wondering how one finds cheap places to sleep when walking a pilgrimage of one’s own devising? Does anyone have experience asking to sleep in churches, or showing up at monasteries uninvited, or other creative solutions to saving pennies? Thank you.