Hotel Roccaporena in Cascia

Where Hotel Roccaporena is in Cascia

The hotel is at Roccaporena, a few kilometers from the center of Cascia. The village is small and the stops linked to Saint Rita are all close together. Those who prefer to stay in town or in other types of accommodation will find alternatives on the page Cascia hotels and in the overview where to stay in Cascia.

Hotel Roccaporena: facilities

The hotel offers free Wi-Fi and parking. For breakfast, guests go to Ristorante Margherita in Cascia, in the sister property Casa del Pellegrino La Margherita, under the same management, about 50 meters away. The rooms have a telephone and TV, and there is accessibility for people with disabilities. The hotel also has a conference center with four rooms, seating 600, 100, 50 and 30. For guests there is a sports center with a grass football pitch, an indoor gym and an indoor parquet court for volleyball, basketball and other sports.

What to see near Hotel Roccaporena

The Santuario di Santa Rita was designed by the Turin architect Oreste Della Piana. At the entrance, visitors are greeted by a statue of the saint by Venanzo Crocetti. The birthplace has two floors and preserves the hearth and the room where Rita was born. On the upper floor there is also the pellicciotto (a leather mantle), kept in a silver case.

Nearby is the Orto del Miracolo (garden of the miracle), with a bronze statue by Rodolfo Maleci. Tradition says that here, in the middle of winter, a rose and two figs were found. The Chiesa di San Montano is where Rita was married.

The Scoglio di Santa Rita is reached by a Way of the Cross of 300 steps. From the top there are views of the village, the sanctuary and the valley. The Sentiero di Santa Rita also starts from Roccaporena, an old medieval hillside route that climbs toward Cascia above the Valle del Fiume Corno (Corno river valley).