Holiday 2026, opportunities from religious hospitality: here is the map of facilities in Italia

Summer is just around the corner. Among the solutions for accommodation is that offered by convents and monasteries. This is the alternative proposed by Fabio Rocchi, president of the Italian Religious Hospitality Association.

The religious hospitality sector, explains the president, has about 3,000 facilities, 70% of which welcome peace-seeking tourists, a figure that has increased particularly in the post-pandemic period.

According to the 2026 Report of Italian Religious Hospitality, there are 2,911 accommodation facilities operating in the sector, while the total accommodation capacity rises to 193,945 beds, a growth of 2% compared to 2025. Convents immersed in nature, where one in 4 is in the mountains, chosen to "detoxify" from the chaotic disorder of the cities. Guests will not be isolated from the world, however, as 70% of guest houses have WiFi. The rest avoid technology by choice.

But where are these religious places where one can sleep? Reading the Report, the Lazio with more than 31,000 beds is the most available, followed at a distance by Veneto (21,000), Emilia Romagna (19,000) and Lombardy (16,000). There has also been a steady rise in accommodation capacity at national level, which fell to 180,000 during the pandemic crisis. The region with the highest 'density' of facilities among the population is, however, the Valle d'Aosta.

Regarding the cost of rooms, the New York Times in an article published last April crowned five religious establishments in Rome: The House of Santa Brigida (120 euros the single and 200 the double), House for Holidays San Giuseppe alla Trinità dei Monti (from 63 euros), House for Holidays Maria Schininà and House for Holidays of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters (from 60 to 100 euros), Institute of the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate (less than 100 euros). However, each facility has its own rules: from shared cooking to curfews.