From 2013, Accoglienza Pellegrina will co-operate in welcoming pilgrims in the following hostels:
GARLASCO
CASCINA TOLEDINA – Pilgrim Hostel run by the Exodus Foundation, Via Cascina Toledina 3, tel. 349 40 51 840, garlasco@exodus.it, 12 beds, donation-based, space for tents. During the summer, it is run by volunteer hospitaleros from ACCOGLIENZA PELLEGRINA.
LAMPORO
The HOSPITALE “DON FRANCESCO OTTAVIS”, via Marone 1, is located into the former parish house of the small village on the Via Francigena del Monginevro. In the past, the facility was used as a nursery for the children of the women who worked in the rice fields of the area. It can be reached from Chivasso railway station. Our service runs from April to October. Tel. 348.3585829
MONTIGNOSO
The CASA DEL PELLEGRINO “IL PANE E LA ROSA” Capanne, Via Santa Maria 43, in the centre of the village, on the camino. Open from April to October. Telephone. 353.4302.467. The hospital was originally a nursery run by nuns. The whole village, starting with the parish priest, has worked to transform it into a place where pilgrims are welcomed.
PONTE D’ARBIA
The CENTRO CULTURALE “MONS. LORENZO CRESTI”, ownership of Esecutori di Pie Disposizioni di Siena, is taken care by the Ponte d’Arbia Parish Council. It is located at Ponte d’Arbia, Via Cassia 3, at the exit of the village towards Buonconvento, and is open all year round. Our service runs from June to mid-September. Tel. 327.7197439
TORINO
URBAN MONASTERY OF MIRAFLORA, strada Castello di Mirafiori 42, Turin, tel. 373.9039950, accoglienza.miraflora@gmail.com. The hospice is owned by the Parish of ‘Visitazione di Maria Vergine e S. Barnaba’ and the contact person for AP is Silvano Battaglio. It is located along stage VS-051 from Rivoli to Turin (official Via Francigena app, Val di Susa variant), almost at the end of the stage. Our service runs from the end of June to the end of August.
VALPROMARO
The CASA DEL PELLEGRINO “GIUSEPPE MANCINO” – Via Provinciale 15, in the centre of the small village, next to the church; open all year round; from April to October with the presence of the hospitaleros. Since 2013, the year we started our service, the hostel has been chosen as the “Casa Madre” of Accoglienza Pellegrina. From December 2021 it is the legal seat of the Association. In 2020, it was named after our deceased colleague Giuseppe Mancino, who, from 2016 to 2018, was the local AP contact person in charge of the hostel and the hospitaleros on duty. Tel. 0584.956028
VERCELLI
The HOSPITALE “SANCTI EUSEBI” is located into the historic centre of the city, in Vicolo degli Alciati, 4, in a restricted area. Our service runs from April to October, but the facility is open all year round. In 2016, the association Amici della Via Francigena di Vercelli (Friends of the Via Francigena in Vercelli) received from the bishop the building on a loan basis to set up a pilgrim hostel. Some of the founding members of the association contacted AP, wishing to learn more about the principles of donation-based hospitality. Since then, a fruitful collaboration has been born that continues to this day. Tel. 334. 2386911
VITERBO
OSPITALE DEL PELLEGRINO, Via San Pellegrino 49 – Viterbo – 3346960175 (also WhatsApp), located in the heart of the historic centre of Viterbo, is owned by the Parish of Santa Maria Nuova and managed by the Association Amici della Via Francigena di Viterbo APS. Our service runs from mid-April to early October.