The Story - Ostello Casa Peroni

A story of

Collaboration

And sustainability

A story of

Collaboration

And sustainability

Our values

Slow Stop

Slowness is a revolutionary act: an invitation to abandon the frantic pace of daily life to rediscover, in the heart of Bassa Lodigiana, the beauty that surrounds us and the depth of human connections.

Shared Journey

Traveling isn't about reaching your destination, but seeing the world up close. For those cycling the cycle route or walking the river trails, every stop is an opportunity to discover its richness and build authentic connections.

DIVERSITY AS A RESOURCE

Diversity is a precious resource and meeting others is an opportunity to grow. In a solidarity hostel, every nuance of people is a gift to discover and value as wealth for the community.

Imperfect Beauty

Beauty doesn't lie in perfection, but in the stories of objects. Our furnishings, born from creative recovery, testify that reuse generates new life, reducing the environmental impact of our hospitality.

Authentic Empathy

Let empathy guide encounters. Every traveler carries a world of experiences, and in our common spaces, words can weave unbreakable bonds between people and territories.

respect for the earth

Every choice, from recycling to local food, is a step toward a responsible future. We promote green tourism, mindful of protecting the river landscape and safeguarding the environment that hosts us.

When you leave, take a piece of Casa Peroni with you. Not just memories, but the essence of this place. Be ambassadors of slowness, inclusion and regeneration, wherever you go.

Cooperativa
Amicizia

The Cooperativa Amicizia, based in Codogno, has over forty years of experience in social inclusion and supporting vulnerable people in the Lodi area. Born as a non-profit organization inspired by the values of solidarity, the Cooperativa leads the management of the hostel, promoting its distinctive philosophy of slowness: the ability to walk in step with those accompanied, enhancing the uniqueness of each individual. Integrating into the Borghilenti model, the Cooperativa transforms hospitality along the VENTO cycle path into an act of mutuality and active citizenship. Choosing to stay at Casa Peroni therefore means supporting a network of services ranging from carpentry workshops to independent paths, fueling a civil economy capable of regenerating the social bonds and well-being of the Castelnuovo Bocca d’Adda community

Twin

Casa Peroni is a declination of the TWIN model, a solidarity reception system designed by the SoSlab (Soil and Slowness Lab) research unit of the Polytechnic University of Milan. The project combines slow tourism, social inclusion and the recovery of unused spaces. After its success at the Cisa Pass —between Sentiero Italia CAI and Via Francigena—, the model arrives in Castelnuovo Bocca d’Adda thanks to synergy with the municipal administration and the resources of Borghilenti.

Casa Peroni is the first solidarity hostel on the VENTO cycle path, but aims to become the hub of a larger network of Capanne TWIN. The goal is to create a system of widespread hospitality in various forms: from temporary structures that anticipate the creation of new refuges, as at Cisa, to entire buildings redeveloped and repurposed, as in the case of Castelnuovo. The model also includes the use of rooms within existing buildings, ready to be reborn to accommodate new functions and new travelers.

Politecnico
Di Milano

SoSlab (Soil and Slowness Lab) è l’unità di ricerca del Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani (DAStU) che ha dato vita al progetto Casa Peroni. Dal 2010, il laboratorio accompagna l’infrastrutturazione della ciclovia VENTO e, nel 2019, ha ideato il modello TWIN per un’accoglienza solidale. Insieme al Comune di Castelnuovo Bocca d’Adda, SoSlab coordina oggi il modello di rigenerazione fluviale Borghilenti. Un team multidisciplinare che trasforma la ricerca in sperimentazione sul campo: qui la turismo lento diventa l’innesco per progetti di rigenerazione ambientale, urbano, sociale e culturale.

Ciclovia
Vento

The VENTO cycle path is one of ten national tourist cycle paths that connects Venice to Turin, following the course of the Po River. Born in 2010 from an intuition of the Polytechnic University of Milan (SoSlab), VENTO today represents a model of sustainability and local development. More than just a long-distance cycle path, it is a driving force for territorial regeneration: a “red thread” that connects small villages, activating sustainable and non-dissipative tourism practices. Opening up to welcoming travelers, towns like Castelnuovo Bocca d’Adda are rediscovering their identity and a new tourist vocation linked to the river landscape.

Municipality of
castelnuovo
bocca
d'adda

Castelnuovo Bocca d’Adda is a village that has transformed the VENTO cycle path into an extraordinary growth opportunity. Through a solid collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Milan, the Administration has built a territorial project that focuses on gentle mobility and urban regeneration. Thanks to the Ministry of Culture’s PNRR “Attractiveness of Villages” call for proposals, the Borghilenti project was born: the framework that allowed the hostel to be built, along with interventions to restore the historic center and revitalize the entire town’s culture.

Borghilenti

Borghilenti is a project of slow tourism, social inclusion, urban redevelopment and cultural revitalization. The key actions are the opening of Casa Peroni, the first solidarity hostel along the VENTO cycle path, and the organization of the Borghilenti Festival. The project includes interventions in the historic center, workshops for schools and guidelines for building restoration. The Polytechnic University of Milan and the Municipality are testing a replicable river regeneration model here, already extended to the neighboring municipality of Meleti thanks to the support of the Cariplo Foundation.