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Cascia, Santa Rita and Roccaporena from Rome Private Day Tour

Via Alberico II, 33, 00193 Roma RM, Italy

Shrine of Santa Rita from Cascia & Roccaporena

Cancellation policy

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Duration 10 hours

Duration supplied by the experience provider.

Language

English

Group size

1–8 travelers

Full description

This day trip, departing from Rome, allows all those faithful to Saint Rita of Cascia to explore and admire the most significant and sacred sites in her life. A professional, English-speaking driver will pick you up in a comfortable Mercedes and, through a breathtaking countryside, you will be driven to Cascia in Umbria.
It is a fascinating and mystical journey that winds between the two most important cities in the life of the Saint, Cascia and Roccaporena.

Itinerary

Santa Rita Shrine. The basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia is a minor basilica of Cascia, belonging to the homonymous sanctuary: the mortal remains of Saint Rita are venerated inside. (Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Lotti (Roccaporena, 1381 - Cascia, 22 May 1457), was an Italian nun of the eremitan monastery of Santa Maria Maddalena, beatified by Pope Urban VIII in 1628, was proclaimed saint by Pope Leo XIII in 1900.) In the first decades of the twentieth century, the steady increase in pilgrims visiting the reliquary with the remains of Saint Rita made the old church unsuitable for hosting such a large number of people. This was how Mother Maria Teresa Fasce, today blessed , abbess of the nearby monastery of Santa Rita da Cascia where Saint Rita had lived for more than forty years, promoted the construction of a new church suited to the needs of the faithful;

Roccaporena. Roccaporena is a fraction of the municipality of Cascia, in the province of Perugia. The village is located at a height of 707 m, at the end of a small gorge, about 6 km from Cascia. According to the Istat 2001 census data, it is inhabited by 73 residents. The town has existed since the Middle Ages, when, in 1381, Santa Rita da Cascia was born there. In 1939 the Opera di Santa Rita was founded, to promote the cult of the Saint, to cure and make known his memories to Roccaporena, to do charitable works on his example by setting up an orphanage. The traditional isolation of the places was interrupted in 1950, when the road (the only one) connecting Roccaporena to Cascia was inaugurated.

Spoleto.   Spoleto is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities of Umbria and, in the context of the day trip, it could be a pleasant place to have a good lunch and a quick visit to the cathedral.

What’s included

Included

  • Transfer
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation
  • WiFi on board
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • Lunch
  • tickets

Important information

Meeting point

Via Alberico II, 33, 00193 Roma RM, Italy

Don’t forget

Not suitable for petsNo public transportation nearbyInfants must not sit on lapsWheelchair accessibleNot wheelchair accessibleWe kindly remaind our customers that this day trip to Cascia is led by a professional English-speaking driver, who will not enter the sites but gives information to develop a self-tourWe provide customers with a booklet with all the information for a self-tourPlease, provide the correct pick-up address, thank you! Comfortable shoes and scarfs to cover shoulders

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation if cancelled more than 24 hours before start. 100% charge if cancelled within 24 hours of start.

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