Monasterystays.com says it can find travelers a safe, friendly place to room in authentic monastery and convent guest houses that provide bed-and-breakfast accommodations in Italy.

The lodging is billed as “a great way to experience a real slice of Italian life and not break the traveling budget.”

The locations are “from Rome to Florence and Venice and everywhere in between.”

Monastery Stays is a small company established to provide “an authentic experience in Italy, staying in unique and value for money lodgings.”

Visitors to the site can click on regions of Italy to check for accommodations, see listings of tourist hotspots and check out photos of some of the featured monasteries. Room rates and summer specials also are available.