Church of San Rocco (Pieve Torina)
Church of San Rocco (Pieve Torina)
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Località Casavecchia Alta, 62036 Pieve Torina (MC)Pieve Torina (MC)
Source: site database, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The Church of San Rocco (Chiesa di San Rocco) in Pieve Torina stands in Casavecchia Alta, a small hamlet of the municipality in the province of Macerata, in the Marche. The village is about 5 km from the main town, in a hilly and mountainous farming area.
On the map
Points from the site database. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors · Protomaps.
Visiting the Church of San Rocco in Pieve Torina
No opening times or information on the current state of the building are available for the Church of San Rocco. The Pieve Torina area was struck by the 2016 earthquake: before a visit, it is advisable to ask the Comune di Pieve Torina (the town hall) whether the church is accessible.
Where the Church of San Rocco is located
The Church of San Rocco is in the hamlet of Casavecchia Alta, about 5 km from the center of Pieve Torina, in the province of Macerata. The area is hilly and mountainous, with a farming character. The municipality also includes the hamlet of Pie' Casavecchia, a cluster of houses along the SP 209 road with a motorhome stopover area.
Around the Church of San Rocco
The sanctuary of Santa Maria in Caspriano di Casavecchia stands at the fork for Montecavallo. It is a 16th-century church in white stone, with an octagonal plan, whose style recalls the sanctuary of Macereto.
In the main town of Pieve Torina, the Parish Church of Santa Maria in Pieve Torina dates back to the 11th century, as attested by a document of the bishop of Spoleto from 1067; its bell tower and polygonal apse dominate the village's main square. The former convent of Sant'Agostino houses the Museum of Our Land, with a route in 14 sections on rural life.
Nearby
What to see nearby
- 700 m
- 900 m
- 1.3 km
Where to stay
- 500 m
- 1.3 km
- Rifugio escursionistico di Cupi, VissoMountain hut4.2 km
Where to eat
- Bar Pompei, Pieve TorinaBar and café600 m
- Ristorante Vecchio Mulino, Pieve TorinaRestaurant900 m
- La Melanda lavender farm, ValfornaceFarm shop3.1 km
Straight-line distances.