Le Casette di Sara, Cascia

Le Casette di Sara: location

Le Casette di Sara is in Avendita, a hamlet in the municipality of Cascia, in the province of Perugia. The village is about 5 km from Cascia and about 10 km from Norcia, so both can be reached in a few minutes. Avendita lies at the edge of a plain, along the road that once linked Cascia to Norcia through Valle Onica.

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What to see near Le Casette di Sara in Cascia

In Avendita, the Chiesa di San Procolo, once a parish seat, can be visited. It has its present Baroque appearance and a fragment of a Roman frieze from the late 1st century BC reused in the corner of the facade. Just outside the village is the small Chiesa di Sant'Anna.

The Chiesa di Santa Maria di Viezziù can only be reached by a mule track. On August 15, at dawn, a pilgrimage goes there. From January 2 to 6, Avendita celebrates the festa delle Pasquarelle, when residents go from house to house singing traditional good-luck songs.

In Colle di Avendita, a short distance away, is the Chiesa di San Felice. The Chiesa della Madonna di Loreto was almost completely destroyed by the 2016 earthquake.

In Cascia the main destination is the Sanctuary of Santa Rita. It includes the basilica, the lower basilica, the monastery and the penitentiary. The basilica has a Greek-cross plan and a facade clad in white travertine.