Via Francigena Convents & Monasteries

[Colette Z]

I’ll start my Via Francigena July 30th from Canterbury hopefully reaching Rome. I’m wondering if any Forum members who have walked the VF have any suggestions or a list of convents & monasteries “not to be missed”? I will not be camping. Any other suggestions or tips are welcomed.

 

[sgbmom]

Colette, I don't know about "not to be missed" as I stumbled across this resource after I walked from Lucca to Rome in 2019. https://www.monasterystays.com/

 

[Colette Z]

@sgbmom Thank you, I’ll check it out!

 

[GPeachy]

Have you read the book by Timothy Eagan," Pilgrimage to Eternity"? He walked from Canterbury to Rome and mentions the places he stayed, some of which are monasteries.

 

[Colette Z]

Have you read the book by Timothy Eagan," Pilgrimage to Eternity"? He walked from Canterbury to Rome and mentions the places he stayed, some of which are monasteries.

Reading it right now and I am noting his recommendations but since this forum has such a wealth of knowledge I thought I’d reach out also! Thanks

 

[lovingkindness]

Bueno sera @Colette Z

Here's a list of convents, monasteries and other places I stayed at on my way through Italy to Jerusalem (2013-2014). Many of these places have welcomed pilgrims for centuries and continue to do so today.

I came over the Montgenèvre Pass from France, following the Via Francigena from Cesana Torinese via Turin as far as San Quirico D'Orcia. I left the Via Francigena there, turning left to go crosscountry via Perugia to Assisi and on....

Happy planning!
Cheers
Lovingkindness

Resource (sign in to download)

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/italy-shelter-2013.320/

 

[Colette Z]

Bueno sera @Colette Z

Here's a list of convents, monasteries and other places I stayed at on my way through Italy to Jerusalem (2013-2014). Many of these places have welcomed pilgrims for centuries and continue to do so today.

I came over the Montgenèvre Pass from France, following the Via Francigena from Cesana Torinese via Turin as far as San Quirico D'Orcia. I left the Via Francigena there, turning left to go crosscountry via Perugia to Assisi and on....

Happy planning!
Cheers
Lovingkindness

Resource (sign in to download)

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/italy-shelter-2013.320/

Thank you soooo much. This is what I value most in this forum, members’ willingness to share their experience.

 

[roving_rufus]

It's been a few years since I walked. In France - I did stay in in monastery in St Thierry about 10km before Reims. I also did an old alternate route from Chateauvillain to Langres staying in St Loup sur Aujon with the sisters there -this was especially special for me!

 

[timr]

It's been a few years since I walked. In France - I did stay in in monastery in St Thierry about 10km before Reims. I also did an old alternate route from Chateauvillain to Langres staying in St Loup sur Aujon with the sisters there -this was especially special for me!

That monastery (of ladies) in St Thierry was a particular favourite of mine. They have limited accommodation so it is worth booking. And yes a very short walk into Reims the next day. You can see it in the distance from the orchard.

 

[steady]

I’ll start my Via Francigena July 30th from Canterbury hopefully reaching Rome. I’m wondering if any Forum members who have walked the VF have any suggestions or a list of convents & monasteries “not to be missed”? I will not be camping. Any other suggestions or tips are welcomed.

Hello Colette
We depart Canterbury on 29 July and take the ferry on the 31st. Suspect we shall.meet on the road. Happy planning

 

[GPeachy]

Reading it right now and I am noting his recommendations but since this forum has such a wealth of knowledge I thought I’d reach out also! Thanks

If you do stay at any of the same places, I would be interested in hearing your opinion of them.

 

[Chrisp]

I’ll start my Via Francigena July 30th from Canterbury hopefully reaching Rome. I’m wondering if any Forum members who have walked the VF have any suggestions or a list of convents & monasteries “not to be missed”? I will not be camping. Any other suggestions or tips are welcomed.

Not to be missed is the Abbaye Notre Dame en Wisque. It was a great experience and Sister Lucie was delightful. I hope you have a wonderful journey. Buen Camino

 

[makingtrax]

Not to be missed is the Abbaye Notre Dame en Wisque. It was a great experience and Sister Lucie was delightful. I hope you have a wonderful journey. Buen Camino

I cycled to the mens monistery up the road (accidentaly)and asked for accommodation for the night and naturally got a rather quick refusal and shown the door! I'm a woman by the way. Ha ha BTW the convent down the way was an amazing experience from the mass to the meal and the private room. All for 21€ in 2022.

 

[Marcelle]

Hello Colette
We depart Canterbury on 29 July and take the ferry on the 31st. Suspect we shall.meet on the road. Happy planning

I'm departing Canterbury on 26 July with ferry booked for 27th so there is a fair chance our paths will cross between Canterbury & Rome.

 

[irrie]

Have a look at this website: https://pilgrimstorome.org.uk/planning-your-jouney/accommodation/ There are a few convents and monastries mentioned.

 

[Colette Z]

Thanks yes I’m using this source also.

 

[Paul Chinn]

I cycled to the mens monistery up the road (accidentaly)and asked for accommodation for the night and naturally got a rather quick refusal and shown the door! I'm a woman by the way. Ha ha BTW the convent down the way was an amazing experience from the mass to the meal and the private room. All for 21€ in 2022.

The CPR are presently identifying St Paul's as open to both me and women https://pilgrimstorome.org.uk/place...s/donation-only/abbaye-saint-paul-de-wisques/

 

[Paul Chinn]

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I’ll start my Via Francigena July 30th from Canterbury hopefully reaching Rome. I’m wondering if any Forum members who have walked the VF have any suggestions or a list of convents & monasteries “not to be missed”? I will not be camping. Any other suggestions or tips are welcomed.

Here is a fairly exhaustive list of large scale religious establishments offering overnight accommodation:

Name	Town
Abbaye Notre Dame	Wisques
Abbaye Saint Paul de Wisques	Wisques
Collège St-jean Baptiste	Camblain-l’Abbé
Maison Diocésaine Saint Vaast	Arras
Monastère des Bénédictines	Saint-Thierry
Maison Diocésaine Saint-Sixte	Reims
Presbytère - Notre Dame	Châlons-en-Champagne
L'Abri du Pèlerin	Langres
Escale-Jeunes	Besançon
Espace Grammont	Besançon
Franciscains de Besançon - Chapelle des Buis	Besançon
Appartement de l'Ermitage	Romainmôtier-Envy
Sœurs de Saint Maurice - La Pelouse	Bex
Hôtellerie Foyer Franciscain	Saint-Maurice
Abbaye de Saint-Maurice	Saint-Maurice
Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard	Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Seminario Vescovile	Aosta
Casa Per Ferie - Chateau Verdun	Saint-Oyen
Casa Alpina Sacro Cuore	Etroubles
Convento Cappuccini	Châtillon
Pilgrims House - Saint Augustine	Verrès
Eremo di Perloz	Perloz
Monastero di Bose	Magnano
Convento di Billiemme	Vercelli
Santuario Madonna della Bozzola	Garlasco
Casa della Carità	Pavia
Saint Maria In Betlem	Pavia
Santuario Santa Maria di Campagna	Piacenza
Bellotta Opera Diocesana Per la Preservazione della Fede	Valconasso
Abbazia Chiaravalle della Colomba	Chiaravalle
Fraternità Francescana di Betania	Noceto
Villa Santa Maria Casa di Esercizi Spirituali	Fornovo-di-Taro
Ostello Seminario	Berceto
Seminario de Pontremoli	Pontremoli
Casa Alpina San Benedetto	Montelungo
Parrocchia di Nostra Signora del Carmine	Sarzana
Convento San Francesco D’Assisi	Sarzana
Ostello San Francesco	Pietrasanta
Convento dei Frati Cappuccini	Lucca
Casetta del Pellegrino	Galleno
Convento San Francesco	San-Miniato-Alto
Convento Sant'Agostino e Giacomo	San-Gimignano
Convento di San Francesco	Colle-di-Val-d'Elsa
Caritas	Siena
Collegiata dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta	San-Quirico-d'Orcia
Monastero di Santa Chiara di Acquapendente	Acquapendente
House of Prayer - Santa Cristina	Bolsena
Istituto Divino Amore	Montefiascone
Monastero di San Pietro	Montefiascone
Accoglienza Raggio di Sole	Montefiascone
Convento Cappuccini	Viterbo
Il Villino - Casa Per Ferie	Viterbo
Monastero delle Benedettine Regina Pacis	Vetralla
Oasi di Pace - Casa Per Ferie Suore Francescane	Fonte Vivola
Monastero Carmelitane	Sutri
Polish House John Paul II - La Giustiniana	Roma
Casa per Ferie - Nostra Signora del Sacrp Cuore	La Storta
Casa per Ferie - Virgen del Pilar	Roma
Casa Figlie di S.Giuseppe	Roma
Ostello Marello	Roma
Ostello Villa Monte Mario	Roma
Foyer Phat Diem - Pensione	Roma
Casa Accoglieza Paolo Vi	Roma
Santa Marcellina - Casa per Ferie	Roma
Suore Oblate al Divino Amore	Roma
Abbazia di San Salvatore	Abbadia San Salvatore
Ostello - Le Grazie	Bobbio

 

[Colette Z]

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Here is a fairly exhaustive list of large scale religious establishments offering overnight accommodation:

Name	Town
Abbaye Notre Dame	Wisques
Abbaye Saint Paul de Wisques	Wisques
Collège St-jean Baptiste	Camblain-l’Abbé
Maison Diocésaine Saint Vaast	Arras
Monastère des Bénédictines	Saint-Thierry
Maison Diocésaine Saint-Sixte	Reims
Presbytère - Notre Dame	Châlons-en-Champagne
L'Abri du Pèlerin	Langres
Escale-Jeunes	Besançon
Espace Grammont	Besançon
Franciscains de Besançon - Chapelle des Buis	Besançon
Appartement de l'Ermitage	Romainmôtier-Envy
Sœurs de Saint Maurice - La Pelouse	Bex
Hôtellerie Foyer Franciscain	Saint-Maurice
Abbaye de Saint-Maurice	Saint-Maurice
Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard	Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Seminario Vescovile	Aosta
Casa Per Ferie - Chateau Verdun	Saint-Oyen
Casa Alpina Sacro Cuore	Etroubles
Convento Cappuccini	Châtillon
Pilgrims House - Saint Augustine	Verrès
Eremo di Perloz	Perloz
Monastero di Bose	Magnano
Convento di Billiemme	Vercelli
Santuario Madonna della Bozzola	Garlasco
Casa della Carità	Pavia
Saint Maria In Betlem	Pavia
Santuario Santa Maria di Campagna	Piacenza
Bellotta Opera Diocesana Per la Preservazione della Fede	Valconasso
Abbazia Chiaravalle della Colomba	Chiaravalle
Fraternità Francescana di Betania	Noceto
Villa Santa Maria Casa di Esercizi Spirituali	Fornovo-di-Taro
Ostello Seminario	Berceto
Seminario de Pontremoli	Pontremoli
Casa Alpina San Benedetto	Montelungo
Parrocchia di Nostra Signora del Carmine	Sarzana
Convento San Francesco D’Assisi	Sarzana
Ostello San Francesco	Pietrasanta
Convento dei Frati Cappuccini	Lucca
Casetta del Pellegrino	Galleno
Convento San Francesco	San-Miniato-Alto
Convento Sant'Agostino e Giacomo	San-Gimignano
Convento di San Francesco	Colle-di-Val-d'Elsa
Caritas	Siena
Collegiata dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta	San-Quirico-d'Orcia
Monastero di Santa Chiara di Acquapendente	Acquapendente
House of Prayer - Santa Cristina	Bolsena
Istituto Divino Amore	Montefiascone
Monastero di San Pietro	Montefiascone
Accoglienza Raggio di Sole	Montefiascone
Convento Cappuccini	Viterbo
Il Villino - Casa Per Ferie	Viterbo
Monastero delle Benedettine Regina Pacis	Vetralla
Oasi di Pace - Casa Per Ferie Suore Francescane	Fonte Vivola
Monastero Carmelitane	Sutri
Polish House John Paul II - La Giustiniana	Roma
Casa per Ferie - Nostra Signora del Sacrp Cuore	La Storta
Casa per Ferie - Virgen del Pilar	Roma
Casa Figlie di S.Giuseppe	Roma
Ostello Marello	Roma
Ostello Villa Monte Mario	Roma
Foyer Phat Diem - Pensione	Roma
Casa Accoglieza Paolo Vi	Roma
Santa Marcellina - Casa per Ferie	Roma
Suore Oblate al Divino Amore	Roma
Abbazia di San Salvatore	Abbadia San Salvatore
Ostello - Le Grazie	Bobbio

Wow a huge THAN YOU! This is amazing!

 

[timr]

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Here is a fairly exhaustive list of large scale religious establishments offering overnight accommodation:

Name	Town
Abbaye Notre Dame	Wisques
Abbaye Saint Paul de Wisques	Wisques
Collège St-jean Baptiste	Camblain-l’Abbé
Maison Diocésaine Saint Vaast	Arras
Monastère des Bénédictines	Saint-Thierry
Maison Diocésaine Saint-Sixte	Reims
Presbytère - Notre Dame	Châlons-en-Champagne
L'Abri du Pèlerin	Langres
Escale-Jeunes	Besançon
Espace Grammont	Besançon
Franciscains de Besançon - Chapelle des Buis	Besançon
Appartement de l'Ermitage	Romainmôtier-Envy
Sœurs de Saint Maurice - La Pelouse	Bex
Hôtellerie Foyer Franciscain	Saint-Maurice
Abbaye de Saint-Maurice	Saint-Maurice
Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard	Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Seminario Vescovile	Aosta
Casa Per Ferie - Chateau Verdun	Saint-Oyen
Casa Alpina Sacro Cuore	Etroubles
Convento Cappuccini	Châtillon
Pilgrims House - Saint Augustine	Verrès
Eremo di Perloz	Perloz
Monastero di Bose	Magnano
Convento di Billiemme	Vercelli
Santuario Madonna della Bozzola	Garlasco
Casa della Carità	Pavia
Saint Maria In Betlem	Pavia
Santuario Santa Maria di Campagna	Piacenza
Bellotta Opera Diocesana Per la Preservazione della Fede	Valconasso
Abbazia Chiaravalle della Colomba	Chiaravalle
Fraternità Francescana di Betania	Noceto
Villa Santa Maria Casa di Esercizi Spirituali	Fornovo-di-Taro
Ostello Seminario	Berceto
Seminario de Pontremoli	Pontremoli
Casa Alpina San Benedetto	Montelungo
Parrocchia di Nostra Signora del Carmine	Sarzana
Convento San Francesco D’Assisi	Sarzana
Ostello San Francesco	Pietrasanta
Convento dei Frati Cappuccini	Lucca
Casetta del Pellegrino	Galleno
Convento San Francesco	San-Miniato-Alto
Convento Sant'Agostino e Giacomo	San-Gimignano
Convento di San Francesco	Colle-di-Val-d'Elsa
Caritas	Siena
Collegiata dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta	San-Quirico-d'Orcia
Monastero di Santa Chiara di Acquapendente	Acquapendente
House of Prayer - Santa Cristina	Bolsena
Istituto Divino Amore	Montefiascone
Monastero di San Pietro	Montefiascone
Accoglienza Raggio di Sole	Montefiascone
Convento Cappuccini	Viterbo
Il Villino - Casa Per Ferie	Viterbo
Monastero delle Benedettine Regina Pacis	Vetralla
Oasi di Pace - Casa Per Ferie Suore Francescane	Fonte Vivola
Monastero Carmelitane	Sutri
Polish House John Paul II - La Giustiniana	Roma
Casa per Ferie - Nostra Signora del Sacrp Cuore	La Storta
Casa per Ferie - Virgen del Pilar	Roma
Casa Figlie di S.Giuseppe	Roma
Ostello Marello	Roma
Ostello Villa Monte Mario	Roma
Foyer Phat Diem - Pensione	Roma
Casa Accoglieza Paolo Vi	Roma
Santa Marcellina - Casa per Ferie	Roma
Suore Oblate al Divino Amore	Roma
Abbazia di San Salvatore	Abbadia San Salvatore
Ostello - Le Grazie	Bobbio

Excellent list - thanks.
I read somewhere else this week that the (tiny) Convento Cappuccini in Chatillon is no longer accepting guests.
BUT Gronze is still showing it (usually reliable) and their website is still showing it https://www.parrocchiachatillon.com/conventocappuccini. Can anyone confirm?
EDIT: I see someone now who said they got a positive response in March 2024.
Possibly there is an issue with a wrong email address on Gronze ......cappuccini in the address is spelled wrongly. I have emailed Gronze. They are usually VERY quick to make corrections.

 

[Paul Chinn]

Wow a huge THAN YOU! This is amazing!

You can get full details of each and another 900+ accommodation options in these guides https://pilgrimagepublications.com/pp_2014/guide-books/

 

[art4web]

Excellent list - thanks.
I read somewhere else this week that the (tiny) Convento Cappuccini in Chatillon is no longer accepting guests.
BUT Gronze is still showing it (usually reliable) and their website is still showing it https://www.parrocchiachatillon.com/conventocappuccini. Can anyone confirm?
EDIT: I see someone now who said they got a positive response in March 2024.
Possibly there is an issue with a wrong email address on Gronze ......cappuccini in the address is spelled wrongly. I have emailed Gronze. They are usually VERY quick to make corrections.

Convento dei Frati Minori Cappuccini di Châtillon
Via Emilio Chanoux, 130, 11024 Châtillon
Phone: 0166 61471
Email: chatillon@cappuccinipiemonte.com
Web: https://www.parrocchiachatillon.com/conventocappuccini

 

[timr]

Convento dei Frati Minori Cappuccini di Châtillon
Via Emilio Chanoux, 130, 11024 Châtillon
Phone: 0166 61471
Email: chatillon@cappuccinipiemonte.com
Web: https://www.parrocchiachatillon.com/conventocappuccini

Thanks! Yes there was a spelling error on the Grone.com listing!
i stayed there in 2018. Very simple - but everything you need. Just three beds in a single room. And of course, friendly!