B&B La Loggia
- Rooms
- Meals
- Wi-Fi
B&B with a spaghetteria on Piazza Ricasoli, right on the trail in the old centre. Book on the website or by phone.
Via Francigena accommodation · Checked October 2026
Where to stay from Lucca to Altopascio
5 places · 5 with rooms, 4 with meals on the Lucca → Altopascio section of the Via Francigena, in Altopascio, Badia Pozzeveri. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Altopascio
Foresteria La Pistacchia
- Rooms
- Seasonal — call ahead
- Listed, not confirmed — call first
Donation-based pilgrim hostel with 10 bunks in the main square, Piazza Ricasoli, run by the Sentieri di Felicità association; credential needed. Open April to October, the rest of the year only by booking.
Hotel Cavalieri del Tau
Albergo Cavalieri del Tau
- Rooms
- Meals
- Wi-Fi
Hotel in the centre of Altopascio, about 150 m from the trail, named after the medieval Knights of the Tau who ran the pilgrim hospital.
Hotel Paola
- Rooms
- Meals
- Wi-Fi
Simple one-star hotel on Via Francesca Romea at the entrance to Altopascio, on the trail and 400 m from the centre; it advertises rooms for Via Francigena pilgrims.
Badia Pozzeveri
Ostello San Pietro, Badia Pozzeveri
Ostello San Pietro
- Rooms
- Meals
- Seasonal — call ahead
- Listed, not confirmed — call first
Donation-based pilgrim hostel with 20 bunks in the old canonry of the abbey at Badia Pozzeveri, on the trail about 5 km before Altopascio; shared dinner and breakfast by donation. Open April to October.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed, not confirmed" appear on a public listing (the Via Francigena Toscana site, Gronze or OpenStreetMap) but could not be confirmed on their own website. Pilgrim hostels open in the afternoon (often 2 to 7 pm) and some take only walkers with a credential or only long-distance pilgrims; call ahead if you will arrive late. Leave a fair donation at donativo places. Several local services carry bags between stages; book them the evening before.
Walk Lucca to Altopascio with Outest
The Via Francigena route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.