Ospedaletto: Welcoming Farm Hospitality Near Bolsena
“Ospedaletto” literally means “a small place offering hospitality” – and in fact, the ospedale in the Middle Ages gave rest, respite, and nourishment to the pilgrims trekking through Europe. And not only: housing was offered there to widows, orphans, infirm and those ostracized by society. After the 14th-century outbreak of the black plague, medical assistance, too,…