How to travel through Italy for 3 weeks and stay with people in homes or stay in convents?

I am an American citizen in my 50's and want to spend 3-6 weeks in Italy. While there I would like to stay with residents in their homes or possibly in convents. I know such spaces are available but don't know where to look on he Internet. I am also interested in making contact (prior to my arrival) with local residents in the communities where i travel. Does anyone have any suggestions for websites? I am not looking for a dating situation - just new friends.





Thanks for your help.|||http://www.couchsurfing.org/ is a site where you might be able to find homestays. Agriturismi are farms that operate small inns: http://www.agriturist.it/ or there are many B%26amp;Bs here: http://www.bed-and-breakfast.it/





For monastery/convent stays, you can try these sites: http://www.monasterystays.com/ or


http://www.go-to-italy.com/pag.aspx?ln=e鈥?/a>


or this one in Rome, you can write to: Casa D'Accoglienza S. Spirito, Suore Francescane dell'Addolorata Borgo S. Spirito 41, 00193 Rome|||Hi Zoe!


What you're talking about is sometimes referred to as Agritourism.


I have info about it for you on my site


http://www.beauty-and-romance-of-sicily.鈥?/a>


Take a look around the site, I think we may answer some of your questions. If there's something you don't see, that you'd like to ask us, drop us a line on our contact page.


http://www.beauty-and-romance-of-sicily.鈥?/a>


Look forward to hearing from you :)


Jimmy


http://www.beauty-and-romance-of-sicily.鈥?/a>|||Hi Zoe!


I think you won't find easily residents... you can try, but sincerely, I've never heard...





But I found these convents:


http://www.santamariadellapace.it/Ita-in鈥?/a>


http://www.pensionealconvento.com/defaul鈥?/a>