| Stage | Town | Name | Initials of members who stayed | Cost in Euro | Address 1 | Address 2 | Phone Number | E-mail Address | Comments | | Date of last stay | Tripadvisor Ranking |
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| 56 | Noceto | Fraternita Francesca | | Donation | Loc. Costamezzana | | +39 (0)521 624 052 | | | | | |
| 56 | Costamezzana | Ostello Comunale | | 10 | Via Costa Pavesi | | +39 (0)521 622 137 | | ? | ? | | |
| 56 | Costamezzana | Ostello Comunale | CM | | Via All'Isola, 1 | | +39 (0)521 629 149 | | Provides blankets | Provides blankets | | |
| 56 | Medesano | Hotel Primo Piano | JB WB AW CW | 50 | | | | | Annex to a bar, on main road, traffic noise | Annex to a bar, on main road, traffic noise | 39569 | |
| 56 | Medesano | Oratorio Don Bosco | AR | Donation | Via Conciliazione, 2 | | +39 (0)525 420 447 | dontorri@liberi.it | I had room with 3 single beds and ensuite bathroom. According to Pisoni map you can have use of a kitchen but I had salad so didn't need to use it. | I had room with 3 single beds and ensuite bathroom. According to Pisoni map you can have use of a kitchen but I had salad so didn't need to use it. | 39661 | |
| 56 | Fornovo di Taro | Parrocchia di Maria Assunta | DJ GH | Donation | Via 20 Settembre | 43045 Fornovo di Taro | +39 (0)525 221 8 | | Fairly basic, shared room of 4/5 beds. | Fairly basic, shared room of 4/5 beds. | 41122 | |
| 56 | Fornovo di Taro | Casa di Spiritualita Card. Ferrari | EC AC | 10 | Strada Magnana, 18 Riccò | | +39 (0)525 400 158 | villa_santamaria@libero.it | We were told that this was the only accommodation available for pilgrims. It is situated approx. 2k outside the town | We were told that this was the only accommodation available for pilgrims. It is situated approx. 2k outside the town | 40695 | |
| 56 | Fornovo di Taro | Hotel Milano | | | Via Solferino 2/6 | | +39 (0)525 237 1 | albergo.milano@libero.it | | | | |
| 56 | Fornovo di Taro | Hotel Cavalieri | PC BG BM JG | 40 | 10, v. Case Bisetti | where the VF leaves town | +39 (0)525 310 0 | socairone@virgilio.it | The Cavalieri is a fine three-storey ochre palazzo clad in ivy and set in its own grounds with spectacular views over the Taro valley. About 2 miles from station | The Cavalieri is a fine three-storey ochre palazzo clad in ivy and set in its own grounds with spectacular views over the Taro valley. About 2 miles from station | 40695 | |
| 56 | Fornovo di Taro | La Feriatella | | 70 | Via Banzola 8 | Cafragna di Talignano | +39 (0)525 296 5 | info@laferiatella.it | | | | |
| 56 | Sivizzano | Parochia di Santa Marguerita | AR BP JB WB | Donation | | | +39 (0)525 562 58 | | Mattresses on stone floor, loo and shower separate, v basic but good restaurant nearby. Very helpful priest. | Mattresses on stone floor, loo and shower separate, v basic but good restaurant nearby. Very helpful priest. | 39661 | |
| 56 | Sivizzano | Casa delle Viole di Geom. Mirca Delpiano | WM BM | 80 | Via Sporzana, 90 | Sivizzano | +39 (0)525 563 44 | | Posh agro-tourismo just after Respiccio. No dinner but good cooking facilities. Great views. Phone ahead. | Posh agro-tourismo just after Respiccio. No dinner but good cooking facilities. Great views. Phone ahead. | 39295 | |
| 57 | Cassio | YH Gioventu della Via Francigena | SN VM KH RW MJ JG SG | 17 | Via Nazionale 15km from Fornovo | loc. Cassio | +39 (0)525 645 21 +39 (0)525 526 110 | | Small hostel in large house, modern ablutions, restaurant across road, close to Cassio. Closed June 2011? | Small hostel in large house, modern ablutions, restaurant across road, close to Cassio. Closed June 2011? | 40756 | |
| 57 | Cassio | Hotel Da Veronica | JB WB JS JG EC AC | 25 b+b | Via Nazionale 51 | on main road through village | +39 (0)525 526 002 | | Excellent for money. Breakfast included. Clean, shower separate. (VF Hostel opposite unmanned, 2 phone numbers on door), also ensuite. Recommended. | Excellent for money. Breakfast included. Clean, shower separate. (VF Hostel opposite unmanned, 2 phone numbers on door), also ensuite. Recommended. | 40695 | |
| 57.5 | Berceto | Casa della Gioventu | PC BG AW CW DJ SG | Donation | Via Martino J(L?)asoni | | +39 (0)525 600 87 | | A warm, dog friendly, welcome at the youth hostel. It is not a Hostel in what I think of as a hostel. It is a Youth Centre. There is a room for pilgrims. It has 4 single beds in it but it is big and could accommodate more. | A warm, dog friendly, welcome at the youth hostel. It is not a Hostel in what I think of as a hostel. It is a Youth Centre. There is a room for pilgrims. It has 4 single beds in it but it is big and could accommodate more. | 40756 | |
| 57.5 | Berceto | Ostello Seminario Magg. di Parma | | | Presso l’ex seminario, | Via E. Colli, 8 | +39 (0)521 960 628 | berceto@seminariovescovile.parma.it | | | | |
| 57.5 | Berceto | Albergo Gioli | | 25 | Via Ripasanta 5 | | +39 (0)525 642 51 | | | | | |
| 57.5 | Berceto | Locanda Pasquinelli | | 60 | Via Martiri Liberta | | +33 (0)525 643 67 | | We ate here with other pilgrims staying there | We ate here with other pilgrims staying there | 39569 | |
| 57.5 | Berceto | Albergo Vittoria | BM ATG | 59 | Piazza Micheli 12 | | +33 (0)525 643 06 | info@darino.it | Is the same place as Albergo da Rino? In the heart of the small town and from where my room overlooked the surrounding hillsides. | Is the same place as Albergo da Rino? In the heart of the small town and from where my room overlooked the surrounding hillsides. | 40360 | #1/1 |
| 57.5 | Berceto | Albergo Ristorante da Rino | JB WB | 67 | Via G Marconi 5 | in town centre | +39 (0)525 634 06 | | | | | |
| 58 | Tugo | Ostello Via Francigena | PC BG | | Via Nazionale, 112 | | | camping-ipianelli@libero.it | Hostel above road-house, large dorms. Open from April to October. Closed June 11? | Hostel above road-house, large dorms. Open from April to October. Closed June 11? | 40360 | |
| 58 | Cisa | Ostello della Cisa | IM GH | 15 | SS Cisa 89, SS della Cisa, Casa Cantoniera, km 58 | | +39 (0)525 629 072 | forestalepassocisa@libero.it | Lovely, peaceful hostel amidst wooded mountains. Numerous rooms with bunk beds and low wooden beams. Friendly, food available (away from any village). L' Ostello della Cisa (Berceto) has changed management. (Editor - I do not know which ostello this refers to but think it is the one below.) | Lovely, peaceful hostel amidst wooded mountains. Numerous rooms with bunk beds and low wooden beams. Friendly, food available (away from any village). L' Ostello della Cisa (Berceto) has changed management. (Editor - I do not know which ostello this refers to but think it is the one below.) | 41122 | |
| 58 | Cisa | YH Cassa Grossa | SN VM KH RW MJ JG SG | 16 | 2km before pass and 7km from Berceto | Casa Cant. km 58 | +39 (0)525 602 71 | | May be same place as above | May be same place as above | 40756 | |
| 58 | Cisa | La Locanda Degli Aceri | JG | 35 | Loc. La Borella 5 | | +39 (0)187 836 421 | locandadegliaceri@lunigiana.net | Nice rooms, a very popular stop the carabinieri use it. Very welcoming | Nice rooms, a very popular stop the carabinieri use it. Very welcoming | 40695 | |
| 58 | Montelugo | Ostello Apennine | LS | 22 | 3.5km after pass | 54027 Montelungo Superiore | +39 (0)525 645 29 or +39 (0)339 174 1919 | | The room was expensive, the owner aloof, and I spent a sleepless night chasing mice out of my things. | The room was expensive, the owner aloof, and I spent a sleepless night chasing mice out of my things. | 39692 | |
| 58 | Montelugo | Opposite Ostello Apennine | LS JG | | | | | | Opposite the Ostello Apennine. It was run by a very hospitable young man, who spoke English, and went out of his way to tell me about the history of Montelugo, and the Via Francigena in the area. He was a brilliant host and ambassador for the area. His name is Giacomo and his wife is Laura. | Opposite the Ostello Apennine. It was run by a very hospitable young man, who spoke English, and went out of his way to tell me about the history of Montelugo, and the Via Francigena in the area. He was a brilliant host and ambassador for the area. His name is Giacomo and his wife is Laura. | 40695 | |
| 59 | Pontremoli | Ostello Castello del Piagnaro | SG | 20 | Via del Piagnaro | Porta di Parma | +39 (0)187 831 439 | istruzione@comune.pontremoli.ms.it | A night in the castle overlooking the old centre. Closed on Monday | A night in the castle overlooking the old centre. Closed on Monday | 40756 | |
| 59 | Pontremoli | Casa Padre pio da Pietrelcina Convento di Cappuccini | AR BP AW CW NT EC DJ AC GH | Donation | Via Cappuccini, 2 | 54027 Pontremoli | +39 (0)187 830 395 | | Stayed in the Monastery, had a single room. Shower and loo in the corridor. No food provided or kitchen facilities. - The brothers like Canadians and a couple of them speak English. You have a single bed only per room. There is a kitchen | Stayed in the Monastery, had a single room. Shower and loo in the corridor. No food provided or kitchen facilities. - The brothers like Canadians and a couple of them speak English. You have a single bed only per room. There is a kitchen | 41122 | |
| 59 | Pontremoli | Ai Chiosi b+b | JB WB SN VM KH RW MJ BM | 30 | Via Chiosi 15 | | +39 (0)106 974 508 | aichiosi@libero.it | Lovely old mansion, friendly hostess, good breakfast, Close to old town. V helpful hostess, lovely room with ensuite. An idyllic bed and breakfast, Ai Chiosi, is reached over an ancient triple span bridge and down a country road through an arched gateway. Set in open farmland with views back to the Duomo and the bell tower, it consists of two tastefully restored manor houses | Lovely old mansion, friendly hostess, good breakfast, Close to old town. V helpful hostess, lovely room with ensuite. An idyllic bed and breakfast, Ai Chiosi, is reached over an ancient triple span bridge and down a country road through an arched gateway. Set in open farmland with views back to the Duomo and the bell tower, it consists of two tastefully restored manor houses | 39569 | |
| 59 | Pontremoli | Hotel Ca' del Lupo | ATG | | Case sparse 11 Traverde | | | | | | | #2/4 |
| 59 | Pontremoli | Hotel Napoleon | WM BM | 90 | Piazza Italia 2 | | | | Least friendly hotel on journey and overpriced | Least friendly hotel on journey and overpriced | 39295 | |
| 60 | Filattiera | Prioria Sant' Andrea Apostolo | AC | | Casa Canonica | Loc. Scorcetoli | +39 (0)187 457 191 | | | | | |
| 60 | Arionzo | Ostello La Pineta | JG | 50 | Via Cravilla 50 | 54026 Mulazzo | | | Good | Good | 40695 | |
| 60 | Villafranca | Villagio del Fanicullo | | Donation | Loc. Selva di Filetto | | +39 (0)187 493 023 | | ? | ? | | |
| 60 | Villafranca | Opus Maria | | Donation | Via e Menhir | | +39 (0)187 493 023 | | ? | ? | | |
| 60 | Villafranca | Casa Dolce Casa b+b | NT | 30 | Via I Maggio 147 | | +39 (0)187 495 503 | | | | | |
| 60 | Terrarossa | Foresteria Castello Malaspina / Terrarossa Castle | FB | 15 | | | +39 (0)187 474 911 | | Vast building of medieval proportions, but now converted into modern pilgrim hostel. I was the only person staying the night, the warden gave me the key which I left in a hole in the wall the following morning! 15 Euros for a bed, and no ghosts! | Vast building of medieval proportions, but now converted into modern pilgrim hostel. I was the only person staying the night, the warden gave me the key which I left in a hole in the wall the following morning! 15 Euros for a bed, and no ghosts! | 40422 | |
| 60 | Aulla | Chiesa di San Carpascio | AR BP EC AC | 10 | Piazza Abbazia | | +39 (0)187 420148 | cultura@comune.aulla.ms.it | I was taken across to a large dormitory (one of two) in an old school building. There were about 15 beds in there - looking like they'd come from a variety of hospitals and hostels across the decades. All very pleasant though. BP. I had bed in 10 bedded room. There were at least 2 other rooms also with several beds. Shower and loo in corridor. No food provided or kitchen. AR. | I was taken across to a large dormitory (one of two) in an old school building. There were about 15 beds in there - looking like they'd come from a variety of hospitals and hostels across the decades. All very pleasant though. BP. I had bed in 10 bedded room. There were at least 2 other rooms also with several beds. Shower and loo in corridor. No food provided or kitchen. AR. | 40695 | |
| 60 | Aulla | Fortezza la Brunella | AC | 15 | Parco della Brunella | | +39 (0)187 409 077 | coopnatur@libero.it | Another night in a castle | Another night in a castle | | |
| 60 | Aulla | Demy Hotel | AW CW | 75 | Via della Resistenza | | +39 (0)187 408 370 | | | | 38200 | |